CVE-2019-18280
CWE-352Published: October 23, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
Sourcecodester Online Grading System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability due to a lack of CSRF protection. This could lead to an attacker tricking the administrator into executing arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page, as demonstrated by a Create User action at the admin/modules/user/controller.php?action=add URI.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2019-18280 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.
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Quick Facts
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2019-18280 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts