TI-2023-01688 Aliases CVE-2023-1796 GHSA-3277-qrh4-5w22

SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator Create News cross site scripting

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2023-04-02 · Updated 2024-11-22

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00539 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
SourceCodester	Employee Payslip Generator	1.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Employee Payslip Generator VendorSourceCodester Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:employee_payslip_generator_system_project:employee_payslip_generator_system:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Vulnerable	Employee Payslip Generator System Project

cpe:2.3:a:employee_payslip_generator_system_project:employee_payslip_generator_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Employee Payslip Generator System Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1796
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3277-qrh4-5w22

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Jean-Astruc/bug_report/blob/main/XSS-1.md

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Sources

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