# CVE-2026-14608: SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics POST index.php view_student authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the student view handler to access unauthorized data or functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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:** 3 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5q58-24gf-29rm

## What is CVE-2026-14608?

CVE-2026-14608 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics, published on 3 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /index.php?action=view_student of the component POST Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to authorization bypass. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14608?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14608 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14608 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics, published on 3 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics. 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-2026-14608/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14608/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14608
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14608
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14608

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14608/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.