CVE-2025-40686 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Human Resource Management System
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via a malicious URL in the employeeid parameter of the HRMS web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40686?
CVE-2025-40686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Human Resource Management System, published on 29 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Human Resource Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending a malicious URL through the 'employeeid' parameter in/detailview.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oretnom23 Human Resource Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2025-40686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-40686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Human Resource Management System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6w2-j3w7-hp5w.