PT-2023-17254 · Sourcecodester · Sourcecodester Employee Payslip Generator

Jean_Astruc · Published 2023-04-02 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2023-1796

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator version 1.0

Description A problematic vulnerability has been found in the Create News Handler component of the SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator. The issue is related to an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save position. The manipulation of the name argument with malicious input, such as <script>alert(document.cookie)</script>, leads to cross-site scripting. This can be exploited remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed.

Recommendations For version 1.0, consider disabling the Create News Handler component or restricting access to the /classes/Master.php?f=save position file until a patch is available. Avoid using the name argument in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1796

Affected Products

Sourcecodester Employee Payslip Generator

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/Jean-Astruc/bug_report/blob/main/XSS-1.md · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1796 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.224748 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/61310 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.224748 · Note