Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-94016SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System add_symptom cross site scripting

Low 2.4

In plain English

A low-severity cross-site scripting in Drug Recommendation System from SourceCodester. 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)2.4Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /drug_recommender/Admin/add_symptom. Performing a manipulation of the argument txtname results in cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
SourceCodester	Drug Recommendation System	1.0

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

References

VDB-407956 | SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System add_symptom cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-407956 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
CVE-2026-94016 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
Submit #944874 | SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Using Machine Learning, PHP, and MySQL Database 1.0 Cross Site Scripting third-party-advisory
https://github.com/KaranParelkar/Drug_recommendation_system/blob/main/xss/add_symptom/Readme.md exploit
https://www.sourcecodester.com/ product