CVE-2021-38619
openBaraza HCM 3.1.6 does not properly neutralize user-controllable input: an unauthenticated remote attacker can conduct a stored cross-site scripting...
- Published
- Aug 13, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 79.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
openBaraza HCM 3.1.6 does not properly neutralize user-controllable input: an unauthenticated remote attacker can conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against an administrative user from hr/subscription.jsp and hr/application.jsp and and hr/index.jsp (with view=).
Sources
1Proof-of-concept for CVE-2021-38619: unauthenticated stored XSS in openBaraza HCM HR Payroll v3.1.6, with payload examples for credential theft and session hijacking.
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