CVE-2026-3946 (GCVE-0-2026-3946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 15:02 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:49
VLAI
Title
PHPEMS index.php cross site scripting
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in PHPEMS 11.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /index.php?ask=app-ask. Performing a manipulation of the argument askcontent results in cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a PHPEMS Affected: 11.0
    cpe:2.3:a:phpems:phpems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
shufenshui (VulDB User)
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