Khon Kaen:NASA has expressed its gratitude to first-year students at Khon Kaen University for identifying an XSS vulnerability in their system.

According to Thai News Agency, the students enrolled in Khon Kaen University's Cybersecurity program discovered the vulnerability and reported it to NASA's security team. This led to them receiving a formal letter of appreciation from NASA.

The College of Computing at Khon Kaen University congratulated Mr. Thanapon Butsricha for his achievement. He identified an XSS (X-Surge Protection) vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject malicious script code into web pages. He reported this finding to NASA, which resulted in a letter of appreciation dated November 5, 2026, from NASA’s Office of Information Technology Executive.

Mr. Thanapon's discovery and responsible reporting of the vulnerability are part of a process known as responsible vulnerability disclosure. This practice involves notifying the system owner according to established guidelines without exploiting or publicly disclosing details before the issue is resolved.

Mr. Thanapon expressed pride in his efforts, noting the challenge of finding new vulnerabilities and ensuring that reports are not duplicates of previous findings.