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CVE-2026-9418: Cross Site Scripting in code-projects Employee Management System

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-9418cvecve-2026-9418
Published: Mon May 25 2026 (05/25/2026, 02:30:10 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: code-projects
Product: Employee Management System

Description

CVE-2026-9418 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in code-projects Employee Management System version 1. 0. The issue exists in an unspecified functionality of the /changepassemp. php file, where manipulation of the ID argument can lead to XSS attacks. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and requires user interaction. Although an exploit has been published, there are no known exploits in the wild. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.

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AILast updated: 05/25/2026, 19:00:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability affects code-projects Employee Management System 1.0 and involves improper handling of the ID parameter in the /changepassemp.php file. An attacker can manipulate this parameter to inject malicious scripts, resulting in a cross-site scripting condition. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges and requires user interaction. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity. No official fix or patch has been documented as of the publication date.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected application, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side impacts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not grant direct system access or elevated privileges. There are no confirmed active exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider implementing input validation or output encoding on the ID parameter in /changepassemp.php to mitigate XSS risks. Monitoring for updates from the vendor is recommended.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulDB
Date Reserved
2026-05-24T06:43:05.257Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a149bd6a5ae1af1aad77446

Added to database: 5/25/2026, 6:58:30 PM

Last enriched: 5/25/2026, 7:00:42 PM

Last updated: 5/25/2026, 8:35:19 PM

Views: 4

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