PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker to log in as any student once the password is known.
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Description PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker to log in as any student once the password is known.
Title PlaciPy has a Hard-Coded Default Password for All Student Accounts (Account Takeover)
Weaknesses CWE-259
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-02-06T18:57:31.419Z

Reserved: 2026-02-05T18:35:52.357Z

Link: CVE-2026-25753

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-06T19:16:10.473

Modified: 2026-02-06T21:57:22.450

Link: CVE-2026-25753

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