# CVE-2026-116640: Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System chat.php cross site scripting

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110581, GHSA-4VQ8-3JWP-CXGV
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System web application is affected through its chat.php component, where a manipulated ID parameter can allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that run in users' browsers. This could let a remote attacker potentially steal session data or perform actions on behalf of other users.

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## Affected

- Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System: 3fd6f45ead9f8197510c0910f759e06ee67251e5, e7cd81477001afdee95b843fd4137894d9418c9f

## Description

A flaw has been found in Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System e7cd81477001afdee95b843fd4137894d9418c9f/3fd6f45ead9f8197510c0910f759e06ee67251e5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file chat.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426581
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426581/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116640
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1024502
- https://github.com/Saruf-Ratul/HR-Payroll-Management-System/issues/1
- https://github.com/Saruf-Ratul/HR-Payroll-Management-System/

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