Description
A vulnerability was identified in Mstfakts College-Management-System. The affected element is an unknown function of the file Front-end/server.php of the component Logout Handler. Such manipulation of the argument log_out leads to session expiration. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Published: 2026-09-06
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability resides in the Logout Handler component of the College Management System. Manipulating the log_out argument in the server.php script causes the application to terminate user sessions prematurely. This results in a denial‑of‑service to logged‑in users but does not allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The weakness is identified as insufficient session expiration protection.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Mstfakts College Management System. Version information is not available because the project follows a rolling‑release model, so any currently deployed instance of the software may be susceptible.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates a moderate impact. EPSS data are not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it is not known to be actively exploited in the wild. However, the public exploitation references and ability to trigger the issue remotely make it feasible for attackers to disrupt sessions in any exposed installation of the system.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 6, 2026 at 15:22 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Review the server.php file and modify the log_out parameter handling so that logout is only processed via secure POST requests with CSRF protection.
  • Implement strict session invalidation upon logout and enforce a session expiration policy to prevent unintended termination.
  • Monitor application logs for unusual logout activity and set up alerts for repeated or suspicious log_out usage.
  • Reach out to the Mstfakts community or maintainers to request a patch and apply any available updates as soon as they are released.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 6, 2026 at 15:22 UTC.

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History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was identified in Mstfakts College-Management-System. The affected element is an unknown function of the file Front-end/server.php of the component Logout Handler. Such manipulation of the argument log_out leads to session expiration. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title Mstfakts College-Management-System Logout server.php session expiration
First Time appeared Mstfakts
Mstfakts college-management-system
Weaknesses CWE-613
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mstfakts:college-management-system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mstfakts
Mstfakts college-management-system
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


Subscriptions

Mstfakts College-management-system
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T13:15:07.840Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T19:02:11.364Z

Link: CVE-2026-86215

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T14:17:24.773

Modified: 2026-09-06T14:17:24.773

Link: CVE-2026-86215

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T15:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-613

    Insufficient Session Expiration