Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-5542 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5542 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5542?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 5 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Code-Projects Simple Laundry System 1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5542?
- 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-2026-5542 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-5542?
- Check whether you run Code-Projects Simple Laundry System 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 (XSS) vulnerability exists in code-projects Simple Laundry System 1.0. The flaw is located within the Parameter Handler component of the /modstaffinfo.php file, specifically involving the 'userid' argument. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted URL to a user; when the victim accesses the link, the malicious script is executed in their browser context. This occurs due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). A public exploit (Proof of Concept) has been disclosed.
Affected products
- code-projects Simple Laundry System 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-04-05: disclosed: Vulnerability disclosed and CVE assigned.
- 2026-04-05: advisory: NVD published the advisory.