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Online Admission System CVE-2022-2767

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2022-08-11 cna@vuldb.com
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php. The manipulation of the argument student_add leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-206163. Affected products include: Online Admission System Project Online Admission System.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php. The manipulation of the argument student_add leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-206163.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:online_admission_system_project:online_admission_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-0783 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jan 22

A vulnerability was found in Project Worlds Online Admission System 1.0 and classified as critical.php. Rated critical s

CVE-2022-2644 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 04

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Admission System and classified as critical. Rated critical severity

CVE-2022-2643 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 04

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Online Admission System and classified as critical. Rated critical seve

CVE-2024-51060 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Oct 31

Projectworlds Online Admission System v1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in index.php via the 'a_id' parameter. Rated cri

CVE-2022-2646 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 04

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. Rated medium

CVE-2026-105185 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Oct 05

SQL injection in itsourcecode Online Admission System 1.0 lets remote attackers manipulate the ID argument processed by

CVE-2026-105172 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Oct 05

Unauthenticated SQL injection in itsourcecode Online Admission System 1.0 allows remote attackers to manipulate the 'Use

CVE-2025-8471 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Aug 02

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0.php. Rate

CVE-2025-8338 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jul 31

SQL injection in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0 exposes the `/adminac.php` endpoint to unauthenticated remote

CVE-2025-8496 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Aug 03

A vulnerability has been found in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0 and classified as critical. Rated medium sev

CVE-2025-8436 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Aug 01

A vulnerability was found in projectworlds Online Admission System 1.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerabi

CVE-2026-4625 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Mar 24

SourceCodester Online Admission System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /programmes.php file's program

References

Advisories & patches

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