What is CVE-2025-56254?

CVE-2025-56254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Employee Leave Management System, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-56254?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-56254 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Phpgurukul Employee Leave Management System

CVE-2025-56254

PHPGurukul Employee Leave Management System 2.1 contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in leave-details.php. An authenticated user can change the leaveid parameter in the URL to access leave application details of other users.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Phpgurukul Employee_leave_management_system — versions 2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-56254?: CVE-2025-56254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Employee Leave Management System, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-56254?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-56254 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.