Vulnerability · Published Apr 5, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-1851SourceCodester Online Payroll System employee_add.php cross site scripting

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-severity cross-site scripting in Online Payroll System from SourceCodester. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Online Payroll System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/employee_add.php. The manipulation of the argument of leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224991.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
SourceCodester	Online Payroll System	1.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.224991 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.224991 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/E1CHO/cve_hub/blob/main/Online%20Payroll%20System%20in%20PHP%20and%20MySQL%20Free%20Download%20A%20Comprehensive%20Guide/Online%20Payroll%20System%20in%20PHP%20and%20MySQL%20Free%20Download%20A%20Comprehensive%20Guide%20-%20vlun%207.pdf exploit