Beware: School Management System Caught Cheating with XSS Flaw!
CVE-2025-52187 is like the pop quiz of vulnerabilities—totally unexpected and capable of causing chaos in a school management system. This Stored XSS flaw lets injected JavaScript play headmaster, unleashing a syllabus of session hijacking and data exfiltration. Remember, always sanitize user input, or you might just get schooled!
Hot Take:
Looks like the virtual classroom just got a surprise pop quiz on cybersecurity! The School Management System decided to play host to a not-so-welcome guest: a Stored XSS vulnerability. Who knew that “Name With Initials” could turn into “Name With Initials and a Side of JavaScript”?
Key Points:
- CVE‑2025‑52187: Stored XSS vulnerability in a PHP/MySQL School Management System.
- The vulnerability enables various attacks, including session hijacking and phishing.
- Attack occurs through unsanitized input in `my_profile_update_form1.php`.
- Impacts critical pages like `get_student_profile.php` and `dashboard1.php`.
- Mitigation includes input sanitization and Content Security Policies (CSP).
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