# CVE-2026-82697: sambitraj Student-Management-System session_start cookie httponly flag

> Attackers can steal session cookies due to missing HttpOnly flag, potentially leading to session hijacking in the Student Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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:** 31 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 31 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxgm-9jp7-9jh3

## What is CVE-2026-82697?

CVE-2026-82697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in sambitraj Student-Management-System, published on 31 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in sambitraj Student-Management-System up to 56ba287f2e9031523ccb4244cb6e3fe530e4e5d5. The impacted element is the function session_start. Such manipulation leads to cookie without 'httponly' flag. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product operates on a rolling release basis, ensuring continuous delivery. Consequently, there are no version details for either affected or updated releases. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-1004 (Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82697?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-82697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-82697 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-82697 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-82697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-82697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in sambitraj Student-Management-System, published on 31 Aug 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-2026-82697 exists.

Affected product: sambitraj Student-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-2026-82697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82697/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-82697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.