# CVE-2026-108948: code-projects Online Reviewer System User Profile Update btn_functions.php dynamically-determined object attributes

> Attackers can manipulate user profile attributes to potentially escalate privileges or modify data in the Online Reviewer System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5j3c-fxmq-x6vw

## What is CVE-2026-108948?

CVE-2026-108948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Online Reviewer System, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Reviewer System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /reviewer/system/system/admins/manage/users/btn_functions.php of the component User Profile Update Handler. The manipulation of the argument usertype_id leads to dynamically-determined object attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes), CWE-913 (Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108948?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108948 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108948 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108948 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in code-projects Online Reviewer System, published on 13 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108948 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Reviewer System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108948/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108948
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108948
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108948

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108948/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.