# CVE-2026-105179: SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Password add_user.php missing encryption

> Attackers can read plaintext passwords because the Drug Recommendation System fails to encrypt them during user creation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc22-rxmg-hqj7

## What is CVE-2026-105179?

CVE-2026-105179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System, published on 5 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file Admin/add_user.php of the component Password Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument Password can lead to missing encryption of sensitive data. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data), CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105179?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-105179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-105179 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-105179 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-105179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-105179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System, published on 5 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-105179 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Drug Recommendation 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-2026-105179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-105179/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-105179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-105179/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.