Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-5010

MEDIUM · 5.1 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-03-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Clickedu. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim’s browser by sending them a malicious URL using the endpoint “/user.php/”. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on the user’s behalf.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Clickedu application at the '/user.php/' endpoint. Attackers can embed malicious JavaScript payloads into URL parameters that get reflected back to the victim's browser without proper sanitization, allowing execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the user's session.

MitigationImplement input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data in the '/user.php/' endpoint, and consider deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) as an additional layer of defense.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
A
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify if Clickedu is deployed
    Search for Clickedu installation directories, check web server configuration files (e.g., Apache, Nginx, IIS) for Clickedu virtual hosts or document roots, or query running web services for Clickedu-specific responses
    Affected if Clickedu application is found to be running in the environment
  2. Determine Clickedu version
    Check application files for version indicators such as version.php, CHANGELOG files, or examine the HTTP Server header or application-specific metadata. Compare the installed version against any known version ranges provided by the vendor
    Affected if The installed version is unpatched and falls within an affected version range (if known), or the version cannot be determined and the application uses the vulnerable endpoint
  3. Verify /user.php/ endpoint accessibility
    Attempt to access the /user.php/ endpoint via HTTP/HTTPS request and observe the response. Confirm the endpoint responds and returns user-related content
    Affected if The /user.php/ endpoint is accessible and functional in the environment
  4. Inspect parameter handling for reflected input
    Analyze the application's response when supplying test parameters to /user.php/ (e.g., /user.php/?test=<script>). Review application source code in user.php to confirm whether URL parameters are echoed back in responses without encoding or sanitization
    Affected if URL parameters are reflected in the response without proper output encoding or input validation, enabling script injection
  5. Check for exploitation indicators in logs
    Review web server access logs and application logs for suspicious requests to /user.php/ containing XSS payloads (e.g., <script>, javascript:, onerror=) in URL parameters
    Affected if Log entries show anomalous requests with XSS-like patterns targeting the /user.php/ endpoint indicating potential scanning or exploitation attempts

The environment is affected if Clickedu is deployed, the /user.php/ endpoint is accessible, and user-supplied URL parameters are reflected in responses without sanitization, allowing script execution in a victim's browser.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data in the '/user.php/' endpoint, and consider deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) as an additional layer of defense.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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