What is CVE-2023-45540?

CVE-2023-45540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jorani Leave Management System, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-45540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45540 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Jorani Leave Management System

CVE-2023-45540

An issue in Jorani Leave Management System 1.0.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary HTML code via a crafted script to the comment field of the List of Leave requests page.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jorani Leave_management_system — versions 1.0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45540?: CVE-2023-45540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jorani Leave Management System, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-45540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45540 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.