HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-18280
HIGH

CVE-2019-18280

CWE-352Published: October 23, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

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.

NVD Source

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.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

online grading system
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (2)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-18280
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedOct 23, 2019

Related CVEs (CWE-352)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2019-18280 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.