CVE-2023-6282
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIceHrm 23.0.0.OS does not sufficiently encode user-controlled input, which creates a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via /icehrm/app/fileupload_page.php, in multiple parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted JavaScript payload and partially hijacking the victim's browser.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIceHrm version 23.0.0.OS contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /icehrm/app/fileupload_page.php. Multiple parameters in this file upload functionality do not properly encode user-controlled input, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript payloads that execute in victim browsers.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 23.0.0.osCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed IceHrm versionCheck your IceHrm installation's version number, typically found in the admin panel under System > About, or in a version.php file within the installation directoryAffected if The installed version is exactly 23.0.0.OS (IceHrm version 23.0.0.OS is affected)
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Locate the vulnerable fileVerify that the file /icehrm/app/fileupload_page.php exists on your web serverAffected if This file is present in the IceHrm installation directory
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Determine if file upload functionality is accessibleCheck whether the file upload feature in IceHrm is enabled and accessible to users (may require authentication). Attempt to access the fileupload_page.php endpoint or check the application's module configurationAffected if The file upload functionality is enabled and accessible to users
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Inspect parameter handling in the vulnerable fileExamine the source code of fileupload_page.php for user-supplied parameters and verify whether they are properly encoded before being output. Look for direct usage of $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters in HTML context without output encoding functions like htmlspecialchars()Affected if The code shows parameters are not properly encoded and are directly output without sanitization
You are affected if you are running IceHrm version 23.0.0.OS with the fileupload_page.php file present and accessible, and the parameters in that file are not properly encoded before output.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply contextual output encoding to all user-supplied parameters in fileupload_page.php and implement input validation. Consider deploying a Web Application Firewall as an interim control.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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