CVE-2026-86238 (GCVE-0-2026-86238)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-07 00:30
Modified
2026-09-08 15:00
Severity ?
2.1 (Low) - CVSS: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
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RC:R
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RC:R
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in projectworlds Online Examination System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file feedback.php of the component Feedback Form. Executing a manipulation of the argument Name/Subject can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
projectworlds Online Examination System Version: 1.0
    cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_examination_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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