CVE-2025-12616 PHPGurukul News Portal settings.py insertion of sensitive information into debugging code

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit sensitive information leakage in debugging code to read confidential data from the PHPGurukul News Portal.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-12616?

CVE-2025-12616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal, published on 3 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Performing a manipulation results in insertion of sensitive information into debugging code. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-215, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12616?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpgurukul News Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2025-12616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-12616 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12616 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcp2-9pj8-878j.

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