# CVE-2026-38671: Ellucian Banner Student Registration Self-Service cross-site scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-38671-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-ellucian-banner-student  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-19. Updated: 2026-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-38671 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-19

Ellucian Banner Student Registration Self-Service is a web portal used by educational institutions for student enrollment and course registration. A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the registration endpoint allows an attacker to inject malicious code that executes in a student's browser, potentially stealing credentials, personal information, or session tokens. No patch is available for affected versions.

Vendors: [Ellucian](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ellucian).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-38671 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38671 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-38671?** Informational severity, published 19 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ellucian Banner Student Registration Self-Service 9.23 and prior.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38671?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-38671 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-38671?** Check whether you run Ellucian Banner Student Registration Self-Service at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the /ssb/registration endpoint via the mepCode parameter in StudentRegistrationSsb version 9.23 and earlier. The vulnerability requires the victim to click a malicious link containing injected JavaScript. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution.

## Affected products

- Ellucian Banner Student Registration Self-Service 9.23 and prior

## Timeline

- 2026-10-19: disclosed

## References

- [http://banner.com/](http://banner.com/)
- [http://ellucian.com/](http://ellucian.com/)