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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Multiple

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Sourcecodester
  • Drug Recommendation System

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

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System add_symptom cross site scripting
First Time appeared Sourcecodester
Sourcecodester drug Recommendation System
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:drug_recommendation_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sourcecodester
Sourcecodester drug Recommendation System
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 2.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, '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'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-09-20T12:15:11.566Z

Updated: 2026-09-28T07:45:07.754Z

Reserved: 2026-09-19T15:22:04.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-94016

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T18:08:02.165Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-20T13:17:46.723

Modified: 2026-09-22T19:16:58.790

Link: CVE-2026-94016

cve-icon Redhat

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