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 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
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 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
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
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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.
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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