High Authentication exploit reference

CVE-2026-19342 — code-projects Task Management System Login index.php improper authentication

A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Task Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /index.php of the component Login. Performing a manipulation of the argument Password results in improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Published Aug 9, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulDB

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.7% (30-day exploitation probability)+8
Technical severity (high)+6
CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.67%

ahead of 51% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Code-projects

Task Management System

CVSS base

7.3

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

Proof of concept

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Code-projects Task Management System).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (authentication), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Code-projects	Task Management System	version 1.0	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.5	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.3	CVSS 3.1	High	3.9	3.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.3	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.3	CVSS 3.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
6.8	CVSS 2.0	Medium	8.6	6.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.8	CVSS 2.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (score shown at the top: cna@vuldb.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Review authentication logs: logins without MFA, anomalous sessions and recently created accounts.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSauthentication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · code-projects/task management system
Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.3
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Aug 9, 2026 · VulDB

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

6 on the record

code-projects.org/
product, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19342
third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/submit/865315
third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/vuln/387178
vdb-entry, technical-description, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/littleRain1355/PHPissue/issues/1
exploit, issue-tracking, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/vuln/387178/cti
signature, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Code-projects
every CVE for this vendor

Authentication
same class

CWE-287
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Low CVE-2026-86181 code-projects Task Management System User Profile Update UpdateUserProfile.php cross site scripting Sep 6, 2026
High CVE-2026-75778 code-projects Task Management System Login Form index.php select_with_multiple_condition sql injection Aug 18, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-19378 code-projects Task Management System CommentSave.php cross site scripting Aug 9, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-19345 code-projects Task Management System UpdateTaskStatus.php authorization Aug 9, 2026
High CVE-2026-19344 code-projects Task Management System comment_count_user.php sql injection Aug 9, 2026
High CVE-2026-19343 code-projects Task Management System AdminLogin.php sql injection Aug 9, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-19342 is "code-projects Task Management System Login index.php improper authentication", rated High. It affects Task Management System (Code-projects); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.67% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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