CVE-2026-6909 (GCVE-0-2026-6909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 09:40 – Updated: 2026-05-11 12:40 Unsupported When Assigned X_Open Source
VLAI?
Title
Reflected XSS in ATutor
Summary
ATutor is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in /install/upgrade.php endpoint. An attacker can provide a specially crafted URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser. Product is no longer actively supported. Maintainers of this project were notified early about this vulnerability, but did not respond with the details of the vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only version 2.2.4 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested but might also be vulnerable.
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ATutor ATutor Affected: 2.2.4 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-05-11 11:31
Credits
Michał Majchrowicz (AFINE) Marcin Wyczechowski (AFINE) Pawel Zdunek (AFINE)
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