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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-56254: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.