CVE-2026-16220
code-projects Online Examination System account.php cross site scripting
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /account.php?q=quiz. Such manipulation of the argument eid/n/t leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
code-projects Online Examination System account.php cross site scripting
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /account.php?q=quiz. Such manipulation of the argument eid/n/t leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
CVE-2026-16220- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45431
5.3
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /account.php?q=quiz. Such manipulation of the argument eid/n/t leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
EUVD-2026-45431- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j99f-vprc-xv25
2.1
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability...
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /account.php?q=quiz. Such manipulation of the argument eid/n/t leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
GHSA-j99f-vprc-xv25- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.1
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Online Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /account.php?q=quiz. Such manipulation of the argument eid/n/t leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Record
CVE-2026-16220- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16220 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Code-projects Online Examination System, published July 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.