CVE-2025-12615

MEDIUM 5.0

PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py hard-coded key

CVSS Score

5.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

CWE	CWE-321 CWE-320
Vendor	phpgurukul
Product	news portal
Published	Nov 3, 2025
Last Updated	Feb 24, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

PHPGurukul / News Portal

1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?id.330909 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.330909 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?submit.678625 github.com: https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md phpgurukul.com: https://phpgurukul.com/

Credits

🔍 Nishant_Kumar (VulDB User)