📄 Description (English)
A flaw has been found in a4m4 Student-Management-System up to f0c5f6842c5e8c431ff02b5260a565ca844df3a0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin/ of the component Admin Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument uid causes execution after redirect. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available. Multiple endpoints are affected. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-10271 is a medium-severity open redirect vulnerability in a4m4 Student-Management-System affecting the admin endpoint. The flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate the 'uid' parameter to redirect users after authentication, potentially enabling phishing and credential harvesting attacks. No patch is currently available, and the project has not responded to early disclosure notifications.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 1, 2026 20:19
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses moderate risk to Saudi educational institutions and government agencies using a4m4 Student-Management-System. Primary impact affects: (1) Higher Education institutions under MEHE oversight managing student portals; (2) Government training centers and civil service academies; (3) Private educational institutions handling student data. The open redirect vulnerability could be exploited to harvest credentials from students and staff, potentially leading to unauthorized access to educational records and personal information. Risk is elevated in organizations with weak email security and user awareness training.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Higher Education
Government & Civil Service
Private Education Institutions
Training Centers
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all admin endpoint access logs for suspicious 'uid' parameter manipulation patterns
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious redirect patterns in admin/ endpoints
3. Deploy email security controls to detect phishing emails with malicious redirect links
4. Notify users of the vulnerability and advise caution with unexpected redirects
Compensating Controls:
1. Implement URL validation on the client-side and server-side to whitelist only internal redirect destinations
2. Add CSRF tokens to all admin forms to prevent unauthorized redirects
3. Enable HTTP Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) headers to prevent protocol downgrade attacks
4. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict redirect destinations
5. Monitor for exploitation attempts using SIEM rules detecting 'uid' parameter anomalies
Detection Rules:
1. Alert on admin/ endpoint requests with 'uid' parameters containing external domain references
2. Monitor for redirect responses (301, 302, 307) from admin endpoints with suspicious Location headers
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by redirect attempts
4. Log all admin endpoint access with full URL parameters for forensic analysis
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع سجلات الوصول إلى نقطة نهاية المسؤول بحثاً عن أنماط معالجة معامل 'uid' المريبة
2. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط إعادة التوجيه المريبة في نقاط نهاية admin/
3. نشر عناصر تحكم أمان البريد الإلكتروني للكشف عن رسائل البريد الإلكتروني للتصيد الاحتيالي بروابط إعادة توجيه ضارة
4. إخطار المستخدمين بالثغرة وتحذيرهم من إعادة التوجيه غير المتوقعة
عناصر التحكم التعويضية:
1. تنفيذ التحقق من صحة عنوان URL على جانب العميل والخادم لتحديد قائمة بيضاء لوجهات إعادة التوجيه الداخلية فقط
2. إضافة رموز CSRF إلى جميع نماذج المسؤول لمنع إعادة التوجيه غير المصرح بها
3. تفعيل رؤوس HTTP Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) لمنع هجمات تقليل البروتوكول
4. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لتقييد وجهات إعادة التوجيه
5. مراقبة محاولات الاستغلال باستخدام قواعد SIEM للكشف عن شذوذ معامل 'uid'
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيه على طلبات نقطة نهاية admin/ مع معاملات 'uid' تحتوي على مراجع نطاق خارجي
2. مراقبة استجابات إعادة التوجيه (301، 302، 307) من نقاط نهاية المسؤول برؤوس Location مريبة
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات إعادة التوجيه
4. تسجيل جميع عمليات الوصول إلى نقطة نهاية المسؤول مع معاملات URL الكاملة للتحليل الجنائي
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.8.2.1 - Classification of information
A.9.2.1 - User access management
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software platforms and applications are inventoried
PR.AC-1 - Identities and credentials are issued, managed, verified, revoked and audited
PR.AC-4 - Access is managed based on the principle of least privilege
DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
DE.CM-3 - Personnel activity is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
6.2 - Determine access rights
8.1 - Operational planning and control
8.2.1 - User endpoint devices
8.2.2 - Privileged access rights
8.2.3 - Information access restriction
8.3.1 - User authentication
8.3.2 - Change of privileged access rights
8.3.4 - Password management
8.4.1 - Event logging
8.4.2 - Protection of log information
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