A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Online Leave Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file app/classes/Master.php of the component Employee Avatar Upload Extension. Performing a manipulation of the argument employee avatar filename results in cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used.
0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 11th percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: PoC · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-09. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWEs
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection)
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Affected
sourcecodester:online leave management system
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
Product
Affected
SourceCodester Online Leave Management System
1.0
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-35 Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-77 Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-242 Code Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch Severity: Medium
CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-592 Stored XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.