# CVE-2026-5472: ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System Profile Picture settings.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the profile picture handler in the admin panel, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **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:** 3 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwr2-2fgr-4g9p

## What is CVE-2026-5472?

CVE-2026-5472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System, published on 3 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System up to 6b6fae5426044f89c08d0dd101c7fa71f9042a59. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin_panel/settings.php of the component Profile Picture Handler. This manipulation of the argument File causes unrestricted upload. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5472?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-5472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-5472 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5472 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-5472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProjectsAndPrograms School Management System, published on 3 Apr 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-2026-5472 exists.

Affected product: ProjectsAndPrograms School 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-2026-5472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5472/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5472

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5472/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.