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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Human Resource Management System
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /hrm/employeeview.php. The manipulation of the argument search leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214776. (2022-12-03, CVE-2022-4279)
Human Resource Management System v1.0.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability is triggered via a crafted payload injected into an authentication error message. (2022-11-25, CVE-2022-45218)
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /hrm/index.php?msg of Human Resource Management System v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload. (2022-11-07, CVE-2022-43317)
A vulnerability was found in Human Resource Management System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Leave Handler. The manipulation of the argument Reason 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-210831. (2022-10-14, CVE-2022-3502)
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Master List. The manipulation of the argument city/state/country/position leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-210786 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. (2022-10-14, CVE-2022-3497)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Add Employee Handler. The manipulation of the argument First Name/Middle Name/Last Name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier VDB-210773 was assigned to this vulnerability. (2022-10-13, CVE-2022-3493)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>