Is CVE-2026-5836 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5836 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-5836?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.4, published 9 April 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5836?

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-2026-5836 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-5836?

Check whether you run Code-Projects Online Shoe Store 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.

CVE-2026-5836: code-projects Online Shoe Store cross-site scripting in admin_product.php

CVE-2026-5836 · Severity: low · CVSS 2.4 · Published 2026-04-09

A security vulnerability exists in the Online Shoe Store 1.0 application, a web-based platform for managing shoe sales. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the product management interface, which could lead to unauthorized actions or the theft of sensitive session information when an administrator views the affected page. This could compromise the integrity of the store's management portal and put administrative accounts at risk.

Technologies: Code-Projects Online Shoe Store. Vendors: Code-Projects.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-5836 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5836 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-5836?: Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.4, published 9 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Code-Projects Online Shoe Store 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5836?: 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-2026-5836 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-5836?: Check whether you run Code-Projects Online Shoe Store 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 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in code-projects Online Shoe Store 1.0 within the '/admin/admin_product.php' file. The vulnerability is caused by a failure to properly sanitize or encode the 'product_name' parameter before it is rendered in the web interface. A remote attacker with high privileges (or via social engineering) can inject arbitrary JavaScript payloads. While the advisory mentions no login is required for the specific file, standard CVSS metrics for this CVE indicate a requirement for high privileges and user interaction. Successful exploitation allows for the execution of scripts in the context of a victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or page defacement. No official patch is currently documented.

Affected products

code-projects Online Shoe Store 1.0

Timeline

2026-03-25: disclosed: Vulnerability details and PoC shared on GitHub
2026-04-09: advisory: CVE published by VulDB/NVD

References

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