Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-5826code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum edit-category.php cross site scripting
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Simple IT Discussion Forum from code-projects. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw has been found in code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /edit-category.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Category can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| code-projects | Simple IT Discussion Forum | 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: 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
References
- VDB-356273 | code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum edit-category.php cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-356273 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #788335 | code-projects Simple IT Discussion Forum V1.0 cross site scripting third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/lonelyuan/vunls/issues/9 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://code-projects.org/ product