XSS in Openbaraza Human Capital Management
CVE-2021-38583
openBaraza HCM 3.1.6 does not properly neutralize user-controllable input, which allows reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) on multiple pages: hr/subscription.jsp and hr/application.jsp and and hr/index.jsp (with view= and data=).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Openbaraza Openbaraza_human_capital_management — versions 3.1.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38583?
- CVE-2021-38583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openbaraza Human Capital Management, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38583?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38583 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.