CVE-2022-40435
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs
Summary
Employee Performance Evaluation System v1.0 was found to have a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Departments and Designations module. An attacker can inject malicious scripts when adding new entries.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves execution of arbitrary JavaScript in other users' browsers, potentially leading to session theft, data modification, or further attacks on the organization.
Recommendation
Update the system to the latest version or implement input filtering and encoding in the Departments and Designations module. Also consider deploying a Content Security Policy (CSP).
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Original NVD description (English source)
Employee Performance Evaluation System v1.0 was discovered to contain a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via adding new entries under the Departments and Designations module.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS