CVE-2025-12615: A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-12615 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting news portal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 64%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-320, CWE-321
Published	2025-11-03
Last modified	2026-10-18

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: phpgurukul

Last updated 2026-10-18 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-11-03 04:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-18 21:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpgurukul news portal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy news-portal || rpm -q news-portal || news-portal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison news-portal sudo apt install news-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold news-portal

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list news-portal sudo dnf downgrade news-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add news-portal

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-12615?

news portal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-12615 being exploited?

CVE-2025-12615 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-12615 affect?

CVE-2025-12615 affects news portal. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /onps/settings.py. Such manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key

How urgent is CVE-2025-12615?

Priority 31/100. Public exploit reference

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