📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability was found in LakshayD02 Hostel-Management-System-PHP up to f87e67c283bab6f718faf2fec6ae39a13bd7036b. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file hostel/index.php of the component Admin Dashboard Page. The manipulation of the argument ID results in missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-10815 is a missing authorization vulnerability in an open-source Hostel Management System affecting the Admin Dashboard. An attacker can manipulate the ID parameter in hostel/index.php to bypass authorization controls and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions. With a CVSS score of 6.3 and public exploit availability, this poses a moderate risk to organizations using this system, particularly educational institutions and hospitality providers in Saudi Arabia.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 4, 2026 20:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi educational institutions (universities, colleges) operating hostel management systems, hospitality sector organizations, and government facilities managing accommodation services. Secondary impact on healthcare institutions with residential facilities and corporate housing management. The missing authorization flaw could allow unauthorized access to student/guest records, booking systems, and administrative functions, potentially exposing personal data and enabling fraudulent modifications to reservations and billing.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Education (Universities, Colleges)
Hospitality (Hotels, Hostels)
Government (Accommodation Services)
Healthcare (Residential Facilities)
Corporate (Employee Housing)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all instances of Hostel-Management-System-PHP in your environment and document deployment locations
2. Restrict network access to hostel/index.php using WAF rules or network segmentation
3. Implement IP whitelisting for admin dashboard access
4. Review access logs for suspicious ID parameter manipulation attempts
Compensating Controls:
1. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block requests with suspicious ID parameters (e.g., ID values not matching authenticated user context)
2. Implement additional authentication layer via reverse proxy requiring multi-factor authentication for admin access
3. Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring of all admin dashboard access attempts
4. Conduct immediate code review of hostel/index.php to identify authorization bypass vectors
Patching Guidance:
1. Contact LakshayD02 project maintainers for security patch timeline
2. If no patch is forthcoming, consider migrating to alternative hostel management solutions with active security maintenance
3. If continued use is necessary, implement custom authorization checks in hostel/index.php validating user roles before processing ID parameters
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for requests to hostel/index.php with ID parameters not matching authenticated user's assigned IDs
2. Alert on multiple failed authorization attempts or ID parameter fuzzing patterns
3. Track access to admin functions from non-admin user accounts
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع حالات نظام إدارة الفنادق في بيئتك وتوثيق مواقع النشر
2. تقييد الوصول إلى ملف hostel/index.php باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية أو تقسيم الشبكة
3. تطبيق قائمة بيضاء للعناوين IP لوصول لوحة التحكم الإدارية
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للكشف عن محاولات التلاعب المريبة بمعامل المعرّف
عناصر التحكم التعويضية:
1. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب للكشف عن طلبات معامل المعرّف المريبة وحجبها
2. تطبيق طبقة مصادقة إضافية عبر وكيل عكسي يتطلب المصادقة متعددة العوامل
3. تفعيل السجلات الشاملة ومراقبة جميع محاولات الوصول إلى لوحة التحكم
4. إجراء مراجعة فورية للكود في hostel/index.php للتحقق من نقاط تجاوز التفويض
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. التواصل مع مطوري مشروع LakshayD02 للحصول على جدول زمني لإصدار الأمان
2. إذا لم يتوفر إصلاح، فكر في الهجرة إلى حلول بديلة لإدارة الفنادق
3. إذا كان الاستخدام المستمر ضروريًا، قم بتطبيق فحوصات تفويض مخصصة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة الطلبات إلى hostel/index.php بمعاملات معرّف غير متطابقة
2. التنبيه على محاولات التفويض الفاشلة المتعددة
3. تتبع الوصول إلى الوظائف الإدارية من حسابات غير إدارية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.9.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.9.4.3 - Password management system
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software, hardware, and firmware inventory
PR.AC-1 - Processes and tools to manage user access
PR.AC-4 - Access rights are managed based on the principle of least privilege
DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.15 - Access control
A.6.1.2 - Information security roles and responsibilities
A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices
A.9.2.1 - User registration and access rights
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 2.1 - Change vendor-supplied defaults
Requirement 6.5.10 - Broken authentication
Requirement 7 - Restrict access to data by business need to know
🔗 References & Sources 6
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https://github.com/LakshayD02/Hostel-Management-System-PHP/
cna@vuldb.com
https://github.com/LakshayD02/Hostel-Management-System-PHP/issues/1
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10815
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/831780
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/368263
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/368263/cti
cna@vuldb.com