# CVE-2026-14719: SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System Registration Endpoint register.php privileges management

> Attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the role argument in the registration endpoint of the Online Examination LMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cvww-px7g-8933

## What is CVE-2026-14719?

CVE-2026-14719 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System, published on 5 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file register.php of the component Registration Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument role can lead to improper privilege management. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The name of the affected product appears to have a typo in it.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14719?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14719?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14719 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14719 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14719 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14719 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14719 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System, published on 5 Jul 2026. 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-2026-14719 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning 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-2026-14719/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14719/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14719
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14719
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14719

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14719/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.