# CVE-2026-90842: PHPGurukul Blood Donor Management System Login_Model.php cleartext storage in file

> Attackers can remotely access cleartext credentials stored in files, leading to information disclosure in the Blood Donor 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:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmh9-7h36-cvqp

## What is CVE-2026-90842?

CVE-2026-90842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul Blood Donor Management System, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A weakness has been identified in PHPGurukul Blood Donor Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file application/models/admin/Login_Model.php. This manipulation of the argument password/email/currentpassword/dbcurrentpwd/newpassword causes cleartext storage in a file or on disk. The attack may be initiated remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

Weakness: CWE-313 (Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk), CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-90842?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-90842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-90842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-90842 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-90842 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-90842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-90842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul Blood Donor Management System, published on 14 Sep 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-2026-90842 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Blood Donor 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-2026-90842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-90842/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-90842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-90842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.