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CVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Low-privileged auth (PR:L) and required victim interaction (UI:R) apply; scope changes (S:C) because XSS executes in the victim's browser, with low C and I impact.
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4DescriptionCVE.org
A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Online Job Portal 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /Admin/DetailJob.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting in code-projects Online Job Portal 1.0 allows a remote, low-privileged attacker to inject malicious JavaScript via the /Admin/DetailJob.php endpoint, which executes in the browser of any user who views the affected page. The CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:L/UI:P) confirms that exploitation requires an authenticated session and passive victim interaction, constraining but not eliminating real-world risk. A public proof-of-concept has been disclosed on GitHub; no patch from the vendor has been identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
The affected software is a PHP-based web application - code-projects Online Job Portal 1.0 - hosted at code-projects.org and covered by CPE cpe:2.3:a:code-projects:online_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning the application accepts attacker-controlled input and reflects or stores it in an HTML response without adequate output encoding (e.g., missing htmlspecialchars() or equivalent PHP escaping). The vulnerable file is /Admin/DetailJob.php, situated within the administrative panel of the portal, which processes job detail data. This class of vulnerability enables script injection that executes entirely within the victim's browser context, bypassing server-side controls.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis - code-projects.org has not published a security advisory or fixed release. The recommended definitive fix is manual remediation of /Admin/DetailJob.php by applying proper PHP output encoding (e.g., wrapping rendered user-supplied values in htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8')) and implementing Content Security Policy headers to restrict inline script execution. As a compensating control, administrators should restrict access to the /Admin/ directory to trusted IP ranges or require VPN access, reducing the pool of users who can submit or trigger malicious input. Deploying a WAF rule to filter common XSS patterns in parameters routed to this endpoint provides an additional layer of defense, though WAF bypass is possible with obfuscated payloads. Exploit reference: https://github.com/shihuizhang-dazhi/MY-CVE/issues/7. VulDB advisory: https://vuldb.com/vuln/378168.
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-43631
GHSA-w35c-8999-xv6m