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SourceCodester Inventory System EUVDEUVD-2026-104121

| CVE-2026-112095 LOW
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-19 VulDB GHSA-x2mw-g65c-mpqg
2.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged user
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted Product_Id/Product_Name to products_handler.php
  3. Exploit
    Stored XSS payload persists
  4. Execution
    Victim renders Product Management page
  5. Impact
    Script executes in victim browser

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated account with at least low privileges (PR:L) able to reach the product-save API /api/products_handler.php?action=save, and requires a second user (e.g., an administrator) to subsequently view the affected Product Management page so the injected Product_Id/Product_Name payload renders (UI:P/passive interaction). Limiting factors: attacker must already have valid credentials, impact is confined to script execution in the victim's browser session with only limited integrity effect and no confidentiality or availability loss, and the target is a niche SourceCodester application unlikely to appear in hardened production environments.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite being remotely reachable. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P) and the 5.1 base score are internally consistent with a stored/reflected cross-site scripting flaw that requires both authenticated access (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:P), with only limited integrity impact (VI:L) and no confidentiality or availability impact. SSVC-style reading: exploitation is 'proof-of-concept' (E:P in the vector matches the published POC), technical impact is partial, and the flaw is not automatable in any meaningful way because it depends on a privileged actor injecting a payload and a victim rendering it. There is no EPSS score provided and the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation - only publicly available exploit code exists. The combination of required privileges, required user interaction, limited impact, and an obscure target product means this is a low-real-risk issue even though it is network-reachable. Note: all intelligence derives from a single source (VulDB); no independent vendor advisory or NVD enrichment was provided, so affected-version and fix data are unconfirmed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user of the Inventory System submits a product via /api/products_handler.php?action=save with a malicious script payload in the Product_Id or Product_Name field; the value is stored and later rendered unsanitized in the Product Management interface. When an administrator or another user views that product, the injected script executes in their browser session. A public POC exists (published on GitHub by the reporter), lowering the barrier to reproduction.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026

Cross-site scripting in SourceCodester Inventory System 1.0 allows an authenticated low-privileged user to inject script through the Product_Id or Product_Name argument in /api/products_handler.php?action=save, with execution occurring when another user later views the Product Management page. Exploitation requires valid credentials and victim interaction, publicly available exploit code exists, and the CVSS 4.0 score is 5.1; impact is limited to browser-session integrity with no confidentiality or availability loss.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; the available references are the VulDB advisory at https://vuldb.com/vuln/421919 and the public exploit write-up at https://github.com/Mohnad-AL-saif/MyCVEs/blob/main/VulDB/Inventory-System/CVE-01-XSS-products.md. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the Product Management save endpoint and page to only the accounts that require that workflow, and require re-authentication before administrative product views; the trade-off is reduced convenience for inventory staff. Validate Product_Id and Product_Name server-side with strict allowlists and HTML-escape those values on output; strict allowlists may reject legitimate names or identifiers containing special characters, so test against real data. Deploy a Content-Security-Policy such as script-src 'self' with nonces or hashes to reduce inline script execution; this can break legitimate inline scripts unless tested. Add a WAF rule to block script tags and event-handler payloads in product parameters, accepting possible false positives, and review product records for stored payloads before restoring normal access.

Affected VersionsENISA

Inventory System 1.0

Affected Packages

euvd inventory_system no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

SourceCodester Inventory System is a PHP-based inventory management application. The vulnerable Product Management workflow accepts user-controlled Product_Id and Product_Name values at /api/products_handler.php?action=save and later renders them without adequate output encoding, matching CWE-79 (improper neutralization of input during web page generation). Because the issue is cross-site scripting, successful exploitation executes attacker-supplied script in the browser context of a user who views the affected page, but does not directly compromise the server or grant access to backend data beyond the victim's session. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:inventory_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version and does not narrow the affected range; the public report specifically names version 1.0. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network reachability, low privileges, passive user interaction, and limited integrity impact, consistent with the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment of AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY 2.0 MEDIUM
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
vuln.today AI 4.1 MEDIUM

Authenticated submission requires PR:L and victim rendering requires UI:R; XSS crosses into the victim's browser context (S:C) with limited integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Severity Changed
Oct 19, 2026 - 09:22 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Oct 19, 2026 - 09:22 NVD
5.1 (MEDIUM) 2.0 (LOW)
CVE Published
Oct 19, 2026 - 08:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Inventory System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /api/products_handler.php?action=save of the component Product Management. Executing a manipulation of the argument Product_Id/Product_Name can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
SourceCodester hobby/student-grade PHP app, negligible production enterprise footprint
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
Low

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +10
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.

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