CVE-2026-25753

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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laciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker to log in as any student once the password is known.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Praskla-Technology/assessment-placipy/security/advisories/GHSA-6537-cf56-j9w2	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:prasklatechnology:placipy:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Feb 2026, 19:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/Praskla-Technology/assessment-placipy/security/advisories/GHSA-6537-cf56-j9w2 -~~	() https://github.com/Praskla-Technology/assessment-placipy/security/advisories/GHSA-6537-cf56-j9w2 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
First Time		Prasklatechnology Prasklatechnology placipy
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:prasklatechnology:placipy:1.0.0:::::::*

06 Feb 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-06 19:16

Updated : 2026-02-11 19:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-25753

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25753

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25753

JSON object : View

Products Affected

prasklatechnology

placipy

CWE

CWE-259

Use of Hard-coded Password

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