Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-2093

Auth Bypass in Phpgurukul Online Library Management System 3.0

Public PoCAuth Bypass
Published
07 March 2025
Modified
03 April 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 2.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0034 27th percentile
Risk Priority 21 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-2093 is a low-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Online Library Management System. Its CVSS base score is 2.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Valid Accounts (T1078); ranked at the 27th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-12 (Identity Proofing) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Online Library Management System 3.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /change-password.php. The manipulation of the argument email/phone number leads to weak password…

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recovery. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CWE(s)
CWE-640

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
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T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
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T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
Adversaries with no prior knowledge of legitimate credentials within the system or environment may guess passwords to attempt access to accounts.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-57118Same product: Phpgurukul Online Library Management System
CVE-2025-7601Same product: Phpgurukul Online Library Management System
CVE-2025-50488Same product: Phpgurukul Online Library Management System
CVE-2025-57119Same product: Phpgurukul Online Library Management System
CVE-2025-7600Same product: Phpgurukul Online Library Management System
CVE-2023-3605Same vendor: Phpgurukul
CVE-2026-9609Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-15155Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-37106Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-24467Shared CWE-640

Affected Assets

phpgurukul
online library management system
3.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V7.4.3

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-12 Identity Proofing good match

Identity proofing at appropriate assurance levels ensures forgotten-password recovery cannot succeed without strong verification of the user.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

Authenticator management requires secure distribution, reset, and verification procedures that directly address weak password recovery flows.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-01 mostly match
prevents

Credential lifecycle management directly includes password reset/recovery flows.

PR.AA-02 mostly match
prevents

Identity proofing is the core control that prevents weak or bypassed recovery mechanisms.

PR.AA-03 partial match
prevents

Authentication policy covers strength/MFA but does not address recovery path weaknesses.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC reduces implementation flaws but is not specific to password-recovery design.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
degrades

Strong authentication-information lifecycle rules directly address weak password-recovery flows.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure-SDLC practices can embed strong recovery design, yet the control is broader than this single weakness.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application-security requirements can mandate secure recovery flows, but the control covers many other requirements.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure-coding standards can prevent weak recovery implementations, yet the control is wider in scope.

A.8.5 Secure authentication partial match
mitigates

Secure-authentication requirements include robust forgotten-password procedures.

A.5.18 Access rights none match
none

Proper access-rights provisioning can limit who can trigger recovery, but does not fix the recovery mechanism itself.

References