CVE-2025-40685

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Human Resource Management System

4.8 Medium

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Human Resource Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending a malicious URL through the 'searcstate' parameter in/state.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Active

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Up 0.2 points since Jul 30, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Human Resource Management System

Record: CVE-2025-40685
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-22991 4.8

Record: EUVD-2025-22991
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75qp-q2mh-2hw5 4.8

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Human Resource Management System version 1.0. This...

Record: GHSA-75qp-q2mh-2hw5
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.8

Record: CVE-2025-40685
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-40685 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Human Resource Management System Resource Management System, published July 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.