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TI-2026-06088 Aliases CVE-2026-6956GHSA-mv66-6hmr-f6wq

Reflected XSS in ATutor

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

ATutor is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in /install/install.php endpoint. An attacker can provide a specially crafted URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser. Product is no longer actively supported. Maintainers of this project were notified early about this vulnerability, but did not respond with the details of the vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only version 2.2.4 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested but might also be vulnerable.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00391 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ATutorATutor2.2.4—No fix listedCNA
  • ATutor VendorATutor Affected 2.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv66-6hmr-f6wq

References

  • TI-2016-02300 SQL injection vulnerability in include/lib/mysql_connect.inc.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-09087 ATutor 2.2.4 allows Arbitrary File Upload and Directory Traversal, resulting in remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-14349 ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to a directory traversal and file… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-19282 ATutor 2.2.4 - 'id' SQL Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2023-11865 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the function encrypt_password() in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2019-12106 In ATutor 2.2.4, an unauthenticated attacker can change the application settings and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources