# CVE-2026-9518: hemant6488 CodeIgniter-StudentManagementSystem Students Controller view_students.php addStudent cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Name field in the student management system, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2026
- **Updated:** 29 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h443-w5rw-85j4

## What is CVE-2026-9518?

CVE-2026-9518 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hemant6488 CodeIgniter-StudentManagementSystem, published on 26 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in hemant6488 CodeIgniter-StudentManagementSystem. The impacted element is the function addStudent of the file view_students.php of the component Students Controller. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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-2026-9518?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-9518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-9518 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-9518 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-9518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-9518 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hemant6488 CodeIgniter-StudentManagementSystem, published on 26 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2026-9518 exists.

Affected product: hemant6488 CodeIgniter-StudentManagementSystem. 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-2026-9518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9518/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-9518

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9518/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.