# CVE-2026-4969: code-projects Social Networking Site Alert home.php cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the content argument in home.php, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 27 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 31 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gchw-hcqm-7h5r

## What is CVE-2026-4969?

CVE-2026-4969 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Social Networking Site, published on 27 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 code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /home.php of the component Alert Handler. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. 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-2026-4969?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-4969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4969 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4969 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4969 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Social Networking Site, published on 27 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-2026-4969 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Social Networking Site. 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-2026-4969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4969/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.