# CVE-2021-38583: openBaraza HCM 3.1.6 does not properly neutralize user-controllable input, which allows reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) on multiple pag

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-08-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

openBaraza HCM 3.1.6 does not properly neutralize user-controllable input, which allows reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) on multiple pages: hr/subscription.jsp and hr/application.jsp and and hr/index.jsp (with view= and data=).

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## Related

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## References

- https://openbaraza.org
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/obhrms/?source=directory
- https://github.com/charlesbickel/CVE-2021-38583

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