A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Projectworld Online…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Projectworld Online Voting System 1.0 that occurs when an account is registered with a malicious javascript payload. The payload is stored and subsequently executed in the voter.php and profile.php pages whenever the account information is accessed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_voting_system_project:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | projectworlds |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_voting_system_project:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·projectworlds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx4c-g8jj-h99q
References
More projectworlds Online Voting System Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26288 Online Voting System Project v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26287 Online Voting System Project v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-45986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx4c-g8jj-h99q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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