CVE-2026-9471Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Victim-session script execution via unencoded student names

Published May 25, 2026 · Updated May 25, 2026

Stored XSS in Yash Pokharna Student Management System allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a victim's session. student.php writes database-sourced FIRST_NAME values directly into HTML table cells without output encoding, causing stored script markup to be interpreted as active content. Exploitation requires planting a payload and an authenticated victim to open the student list; execution is confined to that victim's browser session.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Yash Pokharna Student Management System allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a victim's session. student.php writes database-sourced FIRST_NAME values directly into HTML table cells without output encoding, causing stored script markup to be interpreted as active content. Exploitation requires planting a payload and an authenticated victim to open the student list; execution is confined to that victim's browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-9471
Published
May 25, 2026
Updated
May 25, 2026
Vendor
Yash Pokharna
Product
Student Management System
Classifications
CWE-79, CWE-94, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=cb2f558ddf8d19396de0f92abf2d224d46a0a203

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Yash Pokharna · Student Management Systemversion=cb2f558ddf8d19396de0f92abf2d224d46a0a203

Published CVSS scores

3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.1VulDB CNACVSS: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
4.0VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

Public exploit references

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