# CVE-2026-4596: projectworlds Lawyer Management System lawyers.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the first_Name parameter in lawyers.php, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`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`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w49q-28cv-9prc

## What is CVE-2026-4596?

CVE-2026-4596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in projectworlds Lawyer Management System, published on 23 Mar 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 was identified in projectworlds Lawyer Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /lawyers.php. The manipulation of the argument first_Name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-4596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4596 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4596 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in projectworlds Lawyer Management System

- [CVE-2025-4931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4931/): projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System user_registation.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4932/): projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System lawyer_registation.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-3170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3170/): Project Worlds Online Lawyer Management System admin_user.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-3171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3171/): Project Worlds Online Lawyer Management System approve_lawyer.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-3173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3173/): Project Worlds Online Lawyer Management System save_booking.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in projectworlds Lawyer Management System, published on 23 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4596 exists.

Affected product: projectworlds Lawyer Management 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-2026-4596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4596/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.