VulnerabilityPublished 20 Mar 2026Updated 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4474: itsourcecode University Management System · Cross-site Scripting

Affects itsourcecode University Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
itsourcecodeUniversity Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–
GitHubsjkdhl/public`pkg:github/sjkdhl/public`Other threats	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-4474, organizations should first verify if they are running itsourcecode University Management System version 1.0 and restrict access to the /admin_single_student_update.php page to trusted administrators only. Implement input validation and output encoding on the st_name parameter to neutralize malicious scripts, ideally by applying context-aware encoding (e.g., HTML entity encoding). If a patch or updated version becomes available from the vendor, apply it promptly. In the absence of a vendor patch, consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the st_name parameter. Educate administrators about phishing and social engineering risks to reduce the likelihood of user interaction exploitation. Additionally, enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative accounts to reduce the risk of compromised credentials being leveraged. Regularly monitor logs for suspicious activity related to the vulnerable endpoint. Finally, consider isolating the management system within a segmented network zone to limit exposure.

Description

A flaw has been found in itsourcecode University Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin_single_student_update.php. This manipulation of the argument st_name causes cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-4474 is on the integrity and availability of the university management system's administrative functions. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the administrator’s browser, leading to session hijacking, unauthorized changes to student records, or manipulation of administrative data. This could disrupt university operations, compromise sensitive student information, and damage institutional reputation. Since the vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, the attack surface is somewhat limited, but insider threats or targeted phishing campaigns could exploit it. The lack of authentication bypass reduces risk from external unauthenticated attackers, but the presence of the vulnerability in an administrative interface makes it critical to address. Organizations relying on this system may face operational disruptions and data integrity issues if exploited. The absence of known active exploits currently reduces immediate risk but the public availability of exploit details could lead to increased attack attempts.

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