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CVE-2026-108969 itsmeravitejak CVE debrief

A security vulnerability has been detected in itsmeravitejak Online-Examination-System up to e6208e630b14657999bbfe4c9912302d2a1e2449. The impacted element is the function Session::checkLogin of the file include/session.php of the component Session Handler. Such manipulation of the argument cookname/cookid leads to incorrect comparison. The attack can be executed remotely.

Vendor
itsmeravitejak
Product
Online-Examination-System
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.9
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-10-13
Original CVE updated
2026-10-13
Advisory published
2026-10-13
Advisory updated
2026-10-13

Who should care

Defenders responsible for the security of the itsmeravitejak Online-Examination-System should assess their exposure and consider implementing additional security measures to prevent session manipulation.

Why it matters

The vulnerability in the itsmeravitejak Online-Examination-System can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to manipulate user sessions. Defenders should prioritize verifying the authenticity of user sessions and consider implementing additional security measures.

  • Defenders should verify the authenticity of user sessions to prevent potential exploitation.
  • Implementing additional security measures can help prevent session manipulation.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is located in the Session::checkLogin function of the include/session.php file in the itsmeravitejak Online-Examination-System. The function does not properly compare the cookname and cookid arguments, leading to incorrect comparison. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to manipulate user sessions. Defenders should prioritize verifying the authenticity of user sessions and consider implementing additional security measures to prevent session manipulation. The CVE record and source item provide details about the vulnerability, but the corpus does not establish versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation. Therefore, verification from the supplied official sources,

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying the authenticity of user sessions and consider implementing additional security measures to prevent session manipulation.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Verify the authenticity of user sessions
  • Implement additional security measures to prevent session manipulation
  • Monitor for potential exploitation attempts
  • Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
  • Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
  • Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
  • Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details about the vulnerability, but the corpus does not establish versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation. Therefore, verification from the supplied official sources is required.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-108969 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108969

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-108969 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108969

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • itsmeravitejak Online-Examination-System Session session.php checkLogin comparison

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/108xxx/CVE-2026-108969.json

    cve_program_cvelist_v5

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://vuldb.com/vuln/416787

    Supplemental source - vdb-entry, technical-description

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://vuldb.com/vuln/416787/cti

    Supplemental source - signature, permissions-required

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-108969

    Supplemental source - third-party-advisory

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://vuldb.com/submit/999471

    Supplemental source - third-party-advisory

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://github.com/itsmeravitejak/Online-Examination-System/issues/2

    Supplemental source - exploit, issue-tracking

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://github.com/itsmeravitejak/Online-Examination-System/

    Supplemental source - product

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.