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PHP CVE-2026-5643

| EUVDEUVD-2026-19215 LOW
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-04-06 VulDB GHSA-fwhv-4w7x-fj6c
1.9
CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
1.9 LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
P
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Severity Changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
4.8 (MEDIUM) 1.9 (LOW)
PoC Detected
Apr 07, 2026 - 13:20 vuln.today
Public exploit code
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 06, 2026 - 10:15 euvd
EUVD-2026-19215
Analysis Generated
Apr 06, 2026 - 10:15 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 06, 2026 - 09:45 nvd
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was identified in Cyber-III Student-Management-System up to 1a938fa61e9f735078e9b291d2e6215b4942af3f. This impacts an unknown function of the file /admin/Add%20notice/notice.php of the component Admin Add Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

AnalysisAI

Reflected cross-site scripting in Cyber-III Student-Management-System up to commit 1a938fa61e9f735078e9b291d2e6215b4942af3f allows high-privilege authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] parameter in the admin notice endpoint (/admin/Add%20notice/notice.php). Publicly available exploit code exists, and the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI) to trigger, limiting practical impact despite remote accessibility.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability is a server-side reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in a PHP-based student management application. The admin notice endpoint fails to properly sanitize or escape the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] superglobal variable before rendering it in HTML output. The $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] variable contains the filename of the currently executing script and can be manipulated by an attacker to include arbitrary HTML/JavaScript. CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) identifies the root cause as insufficient input validation and output encoding. The affected component is the administrative interface, specifically the notice management feature, which typically handles announcements or bulletins within a student information system.

RemediationAI

No official vendor-released patch has been provided at the time of analysis; the project has not responded to the early disclosure notification. Immediate remediation requires developers to sanitize and properly escape the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] variable using appropriate PHP output encoding functions (e.g., htmlspecialchars() with ENT_QUOTES flag) before rendering in HTML context. Administrators should restrict access to the /admin/Add%20notice/notice.php endpoint to trusted networks and monitor admin account activity for suspicious script injection attempts. The project should be prompted for response through the GitHub issue at https://github.com/Cyber-III/Student-Management-System/issues/237. Until a patch is released, consider disabling the notice feature or implementing Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] patterns in requests to this endpoint.

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