Authenticated browser script execution via unencoded sname output
Published Mar 23, 2026 · Updated Mar 23, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Code Projects Exam Form Submission 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via sname. The /admin/update_s5.php endpoint writes the submitted sname value into its response without output encoding or filtering. Exploitation requires high-privileged access and victim interaction; the script can alter content and actions within the victim's browser.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Code Projects Exam Form Submission 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via sname. The /admin/update_s5.php endpoint writes the submitted sname value into its response without output encoding or filtering. Exploitation requires high-privileged access and victim interaction; the script can alter content and actions within the victim's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4576
- Published
- Mar 23, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Vendor
- Tutorials Website
- Product
- Exam Form Submission
- Classifications
- CWE-94, CWE-79
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- GitHub issue #4 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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