SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System Settings Update Endpoint save-settings.php cross site scripting

published 2026-09-07 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-11 58 d ago also EUVD-2026-72342

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file save-settings.php of the component Settings Update Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument site_name/site_desc leads to cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 58 d ago (2026-09-11)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/tan1540684326-QAQ/cve/issues/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	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
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

github.com /tan1540684326-QAQ/cve/issues/3
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/399456
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/399456/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-86294
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/906279
third-party-advisory
sourcecodester.com /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-86294
NVD CVE-2026-86294

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Summary