CVE-2026-1146 Cross-site scripting in Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System

Medium 5.1 Published 19 Jan 2026 Updated 23 Feb 2026

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via patient registration fields, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code in the web application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-1146?

CVE-2026-1146 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Patrick Mvuma Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System, published on 19 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester/Patrick Mvuma Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /php/api_register_patient.php. Such manipulation of the argument firstName/lastName leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1146?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pamzey Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2026-1146?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-1146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhmw-7pvw-ww89.