CVE-2026-15539
MEDIUM 5.1 PoC AVAILABLEA security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Online Book Store System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/index.php?page=books of the component Book Image Upload Feature. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 13th percentile
Impact if exploited
5.1CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- reference https://medium.com/@hemantrajbhati5555/critical-authenticated-remote-code-execution-rce-via-unrestricted-file-upload-5a4a313ea1f1
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-15539/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-15539/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload
- CWE-284: Improper Access Controls
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.1 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - MEDIUM 4.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - MEDIUM 4.7 v3.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - MEDIUM 5.8 v2.0 · CNA Primary
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - LOW 2 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - MEDIUM 4.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - MEDIUM 5.8 v2.0 · NVD Secondary
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P