CVE-2023-1796
SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator Create News cross site scripting
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save_position of the component Create News Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> 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-224748.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator Create News cross site scripting
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save_position of the component Create News Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> 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-224748.
- Record
CVE-2023-1796- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-23999
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save_position of the component Create News Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> 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-224748.
- Record
EUVD-2023-23999- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3277-qrh4-5w22
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip...
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save_position of the component Create News Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> 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-224748.
- Record
GHSA-3277-qrh4-5w22- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /classes/Master.php?f=save_position of the component Create News Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> 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-224748.
- Record
CVE-2023-1796- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1796 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Sourcecodester Employee Payslip Generator, published April 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.