CVE-2026-15493 Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System absent.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the export_date parameter in absent.php, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2026-15493?
CVE-2026-15493 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System, published on 12 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System up to 70b91fe38f4195b701a45f0edcd4f42d5f64aeee. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file absent.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument export_date results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15493?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15493 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-2026-15493 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15493 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68wj-g9jx-fg7j.