# CVE-2025-11426: projectworlds Advanced Library Management System edit_book.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the edit_book.php script, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f7rh-xw65-hww2

## What is CVE-2025-11426?

CVE-2025-11426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System, published on 8 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /edit_book.php. The manipulation of the argument image results in unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11426?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Advanced Library Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System

- [CVE-2025-14570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14570/): projectworlds Advanced Library Management System view_admin.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-14571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14571/): projectworlds Advanced Library Management System borrow_book.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-14527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14527/): projectworlds Advanced Library Management System view_book.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-14210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14210/): projectworlds Advanced Library Management System delete_member.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-14211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14211/): projectworlds Advanced Library Management System delete_book.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System, published on 8 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: projectworlds Advanced Library Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11426

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11426/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.