Description
A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /home.php of the component Alert Handler. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Published: 2026-03-27
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site Scripting that allows arbitrary script execution in a victim's browser
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability exists in the Alert Handler’s /home.php of the code‑projects Social Networking Site version 1.0. An attacker can craft a malicious payload in the content argument that is not properly escaped, resulting in cross‑site scripting. The injected JavaScript executes in the victim’s browser when they view the affected page, allowing arbitrary script execution in the client context. The weakness aligns with CWE‑79 and the code‑injection profile points to CWE‑94.

Affected Systems

The flaw is limited to instances of code‑projects Social Networking Site 1.0 that expose the /home.php endpoint of the Alert Handler component. No other products or versions are currently listed as affected, so only this single product and component are confirmed vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.1 suggests moderate severity. EPSS data is not available and the vulnerability is not included in CISA’s KEV catalog. The description notes remote exploitation and a publicly available exploit, indicating that the attack vector is web‑based: an adversary supplies a crafted content value, triggers the vulnerable page, and the victim’s browser runs the injected code. Because the flaw is client‑side, the attacker does not need to compromise the server, but can still carry out credential theft, session hijacking, or defacement if the victim’s session is active.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 27, 2026 at 20:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Check the code‑projects official website for an updated version or patch that addresses the XSS flaw
  • If no patch is immediately available, implement server-side input validation and output encoding for the content argument before it is rendered in /home.php
  • Apply a Content‑Security‑Policy header to restrict the execution of injected scripts
  • Disable or remove the Alert Handler feature if it is not required for the site’s functionality

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 27, 2026 at 20:23 UTC.

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History

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /home.php of the component Alert Handler. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Title code-projects Social Networking Site Alert home.php cross site scripting
First Time appeared Code-projects
Code-projects social Networking Site
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:code-projects:social_networking_site:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Code-projects
Code-projects social Networking Site
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}


Subscriptions

Code-projects Social Networking Site
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-27T18:24:11.735Z

Reserved: 2026-03-27T08:51:43.819Z

Link: CVE-2026-4969

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-27T19:16:44.387

Modified: 2026-03-27T19:16:44.387

Link: CVE-2026-4969

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T20:27:45Z

Weaknesses