A host header injection vulnerability in Staff Appraisal System v1.0 allows attackers to…
Priority HIGH 70CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
A host header injection vulnerability in Staff Appraisal System v1.0 allows attackers to obtain the password reset token via user interaction with a crafted password reset link. This will allow attackers to arbitrarily reset other users' passwords and compromise their accounts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00432 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:staff_appraisal_system:staff_appraisal_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:staff_appraisal_system:staff_appraisal_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42915
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9r7-wpw8-xc67
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-42915 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42915 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9r7-wpw8-xc67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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