CVE-2023-45540

Exp

An issue in Jorani Leave Management System 1.0.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary HTML code via a crafted script to the comment field of the List of Leave requests page.

Published: 2023-10-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-45540 is rated Exploit Available (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-45540

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-45540

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.52% +0.40%
2 2026-02-19 0.17% 0.12% -0.05%
3 2025-06-09 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-45540

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-45540

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-45540

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jorani leave_management_system 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:jorani:leave_management_system:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-45540

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