CVE-2026-9485: Cross Site Scripting in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System
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 with a CVSS score of 5. 1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Exploits are publicly available, but there are no confirmed reports of exploitation in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0, specifically in 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 that could execute in the context of other users. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges, but user interaction is needed. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, partial user interaction, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected application, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or redirection to malicious sites. However, the impact on confidentiality and integrity is rated low, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, consider applying input validation or sanitization controls on the 'Remarks' parameter if possible, or restrict access to the affected functionality to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-9485: Cross Site Scripting in SourceCodester 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 with a CVSS score of 5. 1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Exploits are publicly available, but there are no confirmed reports of exploitation in the wild.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0, specifically in 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 that could execute in the context of other users. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges, but user interaction is needed. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, partial user interaction, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected application, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or redirection to malicious sites. However, the impact on confidentiality and integrity is rated low, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, consider applying input validation or sanitization controls on the 'Remarks' parameter if possible, or restrict access to the affected functionality to trusted users only.
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: 5/25/2026, 7:40:00 PM
Last enriched: 5/25/2026, 7:55:19 PM
Last updated: 5/25/2026, 9:48:13 PM
Views: 5
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