# CVE-2026-3737: SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software User Creation add_user.php improper authorization

> Remote attackers can create users without proper authorization in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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:** 8 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4fr-7g44-prw4

## What is CVE-2026-3737?

CVE-2026-3737 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software, published on 8 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file add_user.php of the component User Creation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3737?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Pet Grooming Management Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-3737?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3737 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-3737 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software

- [CVE-2025-60316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60316/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2025-63298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63298/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-11057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11057/): SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software print_inv.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10832/): SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software fetch_product_details.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10836/): SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software print1.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3737 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3737 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software, published on 8 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-3737 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software. 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-2026-3737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3737/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3737
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3737
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3737

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3737/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.