Cross-Site Scripting in Employee Management System

Publication date: 2026-05-25

Last updated on: 2026-05-25

Assigner: VulDB

Description

A flaw has been found in code-projects Employee Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /changepassemp.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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Published

2026-05-25

Last Modified

2026-05-25

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-05-26

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2026-9418

EUVD

EUVD-2026-31621

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
code-projects	employee_management_system	1.0

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-94	The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CWE-79	The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the code-projects Employee Management System 1.0, specifically in an unknown functionality of the file /changepassemp.php. It involves manipulation of the argument ID, which can lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This means an attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of the victim's browser. The attack can be performed remotely, and an exploit for this vulnerability has already been published.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks by manipulating the ID argument in the /changepassemp.php file. This can lead to the execution of malicious scripts in the context of users' browsers, potentially resulting in session hijacking, defacement, or redirection to malicious sites. Since the attack can be performed remotely and an exploit is publicly available, it increases the risk of exploitation.

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