VulnerabilityPublished 8 Jan 2026Updated 23 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-0730: PHPGurukul Staff Leave Management System · Cross-site Scripting

Affects PHPGurukul Staff Leave Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PHPGurukulStaff Leave Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–
GitHubrsecroot/Staff-Leave-Management-System`pkg:github/rsecroot/Staff-Leave-Management-System`Other threats	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:staff_leave_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-0730, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding for the profile_pic parameter and any other user-supplied inputs in the Staff Leave Management System. Specifically, sanitize inputs to disallow embedded scripts or HTML tags in file upload fields and ensure that SVG files are properly validated or restricted to safe content types. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce the impact of potential XSS by restricting script execution sources. Limit administrative access to trusted personnel and enforce multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of privilege abuse. Monitor application logs for unusual input patterns or script injection attempts. If possible, isolate the Staff Leave Management System in a segmented network zone to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. Regularly review and update security controls and educate administrators about phishing and social engineering risks associated with XSS attacks.

Description

A flaw has been found in PHPGurukul Staff Leave Management System 1.0. The affected element is the function ADD_STAFF/UPDATE_STAFF of the file /staffleave/slms/slms/adminviews.py of the component SVG File Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument profile_pic can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-0730 is the potential compromise of user sessions and unauthorized actions within the Staff Leave Management System. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of authenticated users, leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or manipulation of leave records and staff data. Although the vulnerability does not directly affect system availability or confidentiality at a broad scale, the integrity of administrative functions is at risk. Organizations relying on this system for staff management may face operational disruptions, data integrity issues, and reputational damage if attackers exploit this flaw. The requirement for user interaction and high privileges limits the attack scope but does not eliminate risk, especially in environments with multiple administrators or shared credentials. The absence of known active exploits currently reduces immediate threat but the public availability of exploit code increases the likelihood of targeted attacks. Overall, the vulnerability poses a moderate risk to organizations, particularly those in education or corporate sectors using PHPGurukul's system for staff leave management.

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