# CVE-2025-45953: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack sessions in the PHPGurukul Hostel Management System to take over user accounts due to improper session handling.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-53p2-vrj6-pr6p

## What is CVE-2025-45953?

CVE-2025-45953 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Hostel Management System 2.1 in the /hostel/change-password.php file of the user panel - Change Password component. Improper handling of session data allows a Session Hijacking attack, exploitable remotely

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-45953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Hostel Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-45953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-45953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-45953 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-45953 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-5510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5510/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43137/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-63611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63611/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-6153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6153/): PHPGurukul Hostel Management System students.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-6154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6154/): PHPGurukul Hostel Management System login.inc.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-45953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-45953 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-45953 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2025-45953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45953/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-45953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-45953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-45953

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45953/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.