# CVE-2026-40283: WeGIA has stored XSS in profile_paciente.php

> An authenticated user can inject malicious JavaScript via the patient name field, leading to stored XSS execution when viewed.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x74c-gwj9-6cwr

## What is CVE-2026-40283?

CVE-2026-40283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wegia Wegia, published on 17 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WeGIA is a web manager for charitable institutions. In versions prior to 3.6.10, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows an authenticated user to inject malicious JavaScript via the "Nome" field in the "Informações Pacientes" page. The payload is stored and executed when the patient information is viewed. Version 3.6.10 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wegia Wegia.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-40283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-40283 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-40283 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wegia Wegia

- [CVE-2026-28409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28409/): WeGIA Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via OS Command Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-58745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58745/): WeGIA has a bypass for the fix for CVE-2025-22133 - Arbitrary File Upload leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-58159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58159/): WeGIA Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload Leading To Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-55169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55169/): WeGIA Path Traversal at endpoint 'html/socio/sistema/download_remessa.php' via parameter 'file' (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-53823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53823/): WeGIA vulnerable to SQL Injection (Blind Time-Based) in `processa_deletar_socio.php` parameter `id_socio` (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-40283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-40283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wegia Wegia, published on 17 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-40283 exists.

Affected product: Wegia Wegia. 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-2026-40283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40283

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.