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inventory-management-system EUVDEUVD-2026-77040

| CVE-2026-90566 MEDIUM
Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
2026-09-13 VulDB GHSA-xww7-g6xr-3jgc
5.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify exposed registration endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted POST with elevated usertype value
  3. Exploit
    Server creates admin-privileged account
  4. Execution
    Authenticate with newly created account
  5. Impact
    Access full inventory management system

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization verification
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the application's user registration endpoint (register.php) is publicly accessible over the network and that self-registration is enabled (the default configuration). No authentication, no special network position, and no user interaction are required - the attack works against any internet-exposed instance in its default state. The only limiting factor is deployment footprint: this is an obscure, single-developer PHP project, so instances are rare. There are no platform-specific prerequisites beyond a functioning PHP web server running this application.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with E:P (proof-of-concept) reflects a low-complexity, network-reachable, unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction, but with limited direct impact per metric (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L). In practice, the real-world risk may be understated by this score: an attacker who can self-register as an administrator gains full control of the inventory application's data and management functions, making the integrity impact functionally higher than 'Low' in operational terms. The public exploit lowers the skill bar for abuse, meaning even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw managing internal stock with this application should treat remediation as urgent rather than routine. There is no CISA KEV listing, so confirmed active exploitation in the wild is unverified. EPSS data is not provided in the input, so statistical exploitation probability is unknown. The primary limiting factors are that the affected product is an obscure, community-developed PHP application with a small deployment footprint, reducing the likelihood of opportunistic mass exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker discovers a publicly exposed instance of the inventory-management-system by searching for its characteristic URLs or registration page. They submit a registration POST request to register.php with the usertype parameter set to an administrator role value (e.g., usertype=admin), creating a fully privileged admin account without any prior credentials. The attacker then logs in with the newly created account and has full access to inventory data, user management, and system configuration.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 13, 2026

Privilege escalation through parameter manipulation in Rizwan17's inventory-management-system allows remote unauthenticated attackers to register accounts with arbitrary privilege levels, including administrative roles, by supplying a crafted usertype value to the createUserAccount function in register.php. The vulnerability stems from the registration handler trusting client-controlled role values without server-side enforcement of permitted self-registration tiers. A public exploit is available via a GitHub issue report, and the vendor has not responded to the coordinated disclosure as of the time of reporting.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis - the project maintainer had not responded to the coordinated disclosure as of reporting. Operators should immediately implement server-side enforcement of permissible usertype values on registration: the createUserAccount function in register.php must validate that the supplied usertype corresponds only to roles permitted for public self-registration (e.g., hardcode the default role rather than trusting user input). As a compensating control, restrict access to register.php to trusted network segments or require an administrative invitation token for account creation, eliminating the open self-registration surface entirely. The GitHub issue tracking this vulnerability is at http://github.com/Rizwan17/inventory-management-system/issues/16. Operators requiring a functional patch should apply the fix directly to the createUserAccount function from the source repository and monitor for upstream commits addressing the issue.

Affected VersionsENISA

inventory-management-system bfe78a330d01bb26b9daec5dc9ecd5c77900e03f

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected product is a PHP-based inventory management system authored by Rizwan17, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:rizwan17:inventory-management-system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-285 (Improper Authorization): the createUserAccount function in register.php processes a usertype HTTP parameter that is intended to classify the registering user (e.g., standard user vs. administrator), but the server performs no validation to confirm that the requested role is permissible for unauthenticated self-registration. This is a classic Mass Assignment or role-escalation pattern in PHP web applications, where form fields controlling privilege assignment are exposed to user input without access control enforcement. The rolling-release nature of the project means no discrete versioned patch baseline exists.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-accessible registration, no privileges or interaction required; integrity and confidentiality low as attacker gains role-equivalent access; no availability impact from account creation.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Sep 13, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
6.9 (MEDIUM) 5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Sep 13, 2026 - 15:45 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A weakness has been identified in Rizwan17 inventory-management-system up to bfe78a330d01bb26b9daec5dc9ecd5c77900e03f. Affected by this vulnerability is the function createUserAccount of the file register.php of the component Registration Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument usertype can lead to improper authorization. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
obscure single-developer PHP project, minimal enterprise footprint
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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