CVE-2026-9518Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped student names

Published May 26, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026

Stored XSS in hemant6488 CodeIgniter Student Management System allows remote attackers to execute scripts in student-list viewers' browsers. The addStudent method stores the unfiltered Name parameter, and view_students.php renders that value without HTML entity encoding. The endpoint accepts unauthenticated remote requests, but script execution requires another user to open the persisted student listing.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in hemant6488 CodeIgniter Student Management System allows remote attackers to execute scripts in student-list viewers' browsers. The addStudent method stores the unfiltered Name parameter, and view_students.php renders that value without HTML entity encoding. The endpoint accepts unauthenticated remote requests, but script execution requires another user to open the persisted student listing.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-9518
Published
May 26, 2026
Updated
May 26, 2026
Vendor
hemant6488
Product
CodeIgniter Student Management System
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9157e0c28b177fdbe69cf76e878eca365fedbf5f
  2. Affected versionversion=9abd69448c66555d434755e6bd0b099a8527a0a9
  3. Affected versionversion=f2e07d2ecd007fa1429f0444510ad95a8d0d7c73

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

hemant6488 · CodeIgniter Student Management Systemversion=9157e0c28b177fdbe69cf76e878eca365fedbf5f; version=9abd69448c66555d434755e6bd0b099a8527a0a9; version=f2e07d2ecd007fa1429f0444510ad95a8d0d7c73

Published CVSS scores

5.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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