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CVE-2026-9485: Cross Site Scripting in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-9485cvecve-2026-9485
Published: 05/25/2026 (05/25/2026, 19:15:09 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: SourceCodester
Product: Student Grades Management System

Description

CVE-2026-9485 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System version 1.0. The issue arises from improper handling of the 'Remarks' parameter in the students.php file, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Exploits are publicly available, but no known active exploitation in the wild has been reported.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.1medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
sourcecodester/Student-Grades-Management-System
pkg:github/sourcecodester/Student-Grades-Management-System
Affected versions
=1.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/01/2026, 21:02:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability affects SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0, specifically the students.php file where the 'Remarks' argument is not properly sanitized. This allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting malicious scripts remotely. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and no privileges but does require user interaction. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction needed, and limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side impacts. However, the impact on confidentiality and integrity is limited according to the CVSS vector. No direct evidence of active exploitation in the wild is reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users of SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0 should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. In the meantime, applying input validation and output encoding on the 'Remarks' parameter could mitigate the risk. Since no vendor advisory or official fix is provided, patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulDB
Date Reserved
2026-05-24T09:26:27.614Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a14a590a5ae1af1aae00342

Added to database: 05/25/2026, 19:40:00 UTC

Last enriched: 06/01/2026, 21:02:58 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC

Views: 67

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