Is CVE-2026-9448 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9448 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-9448?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 25 May 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9448?

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-2026-9448 attacked?

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

Am I affected by CVE-2026-9448?

Check whether you run Code-Projects Employee Management 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.

CVE-2026-9448: code-projects Employee Management System XSS in applyleave.php

CVE-2026-9448 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-05-25

The Employee Management System, a web application used for managing staff records and leave requests, contains a security flaw in its leave application module. An attacker can send a specially crafted link to a user; if clicked, the attacker can execute malicious scripts in the user's browser. This could lead to the theft of login sessions, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user, or the display of fraudulent content.

Technologies: Code-Projects Employee Management System. Vendors: Code-Projects.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-9448 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9448 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-9448?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 25 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Code-Projects Employee Management System 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9448?: 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-2026-9448 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-9448?: Check whether you run Code-Projects Employee Management 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 Employee Management System 1.0 within the 'applyleave.php' component. The root cause is the improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'id' GET parameter, which is reflected into multiple HTML 'href' attributes without adequate escaping or sanitization. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a malicious URL containing a JavaScript payload. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking via cookie theft or unauthorized manipulation of the application's interface. A public exploit (PoC) has been disclosed.

Affected products

code-projects Employee Management System 1.0

Timeline

2026-05-25: disclosed: Public exploit and vulnerability details released on GitHub.
2026-05-25: advisory: CVE-2026-9448 published.

References

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