Authenticated script execution via stored patient names
Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Stored XSS in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in users' browsers. patient-search.php inserts stored first- and last-name values into search results without neutralizing HTML, causing a registered payload to execute when staff view the module. Patient-registration access is required, and a nurse or administrator must open Find Patient; execution remains limited to the victim's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in users' browsers. patient-search.php inserts stored first- and last-name values into search results without neutralizing HTML, causing a registered payload to execute when staff view the module. Patient-registration access is required, and a nurse or administrator must open Find Patient; execution remains limited to the victim's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3170
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-94, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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- PQMS stored XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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