# CVE-2026-11491: CodeAstro Human Resource Management System Notice Board Management All_notice cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Notice Title field in the HR Management System, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hp8-8xwj-c2gv

## What is CVE-2026-11491?

CVE-2026-11491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CodeAstro Human Resource Management System, published on 8 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in CodeAstro Human Resource Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /notice/All_notice of the component Notice Board Management. Such manipulation of the argument Notice Title with the input <svg onload="alert('Stored XSS Triggered by Ashik Mohamed')"> as part of POST leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11491?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-11491?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-11491 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-11491 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-11491 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-11491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CodeAstro Human Resource Management System, published on 8 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-11491 exists.

Affected product: CodeAstro Human Resource Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11491/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11491/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11491
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11491
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-11491

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11491/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.