projectworlds Online Examination System Feedback Form feedback.php cross site scripting
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00449 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| projectworlds | Online Examination System | 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Online Examination System Vendorprojectworlds Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_examination_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | projectworlds |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectworlds:online_examination_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·projectworlds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pgg-ww8w-23gr
References
More projectworlds vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37860 A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the login form of Online Food Ordering System… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-34328 SQL Injection in loginform.php in ProjectWorld's Travel Management System v1.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28650 Projectworlds Online Examination System v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the subject parameter in feed.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26556 Student Result Management System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26529 Railway Reservation System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24299 Online Food Ordering System v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-86238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pgg-ww8w-23gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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