What is CVE-2025-40685?

CVE-2025-40685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Human Resource Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2025-40685?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Human Resource Management System

CVE-2025-40685

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Human Resource Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending a malicious URL through the 'searcstate' paramet…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th 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

Human Resource Management System — versions 1.0
Oretnom23 Human_resource_management_system — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve-coordination@incibe.es (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40685?: CVE-2025-40685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Human Resource Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-40685?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.