Description
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.330909
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.330909
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.678625
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://github.com/NishantKumar-CSE/News-Portal-Python-Django-Project/blob/main/Hard-coded%20Cryptographic%20Key.md
Product product
https://phpgurukul.com/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-320
CWE-321
Status
published
Products (1)
phpgurukul/news_portal
1.0
Published
Nov 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026