PHPGurukul Employee Leaves Management System changepassword.php weak password

CVE-2023-0641

What is CVE-2023-0641?

A vulnerability exists in the Employee Leaves Management System 1.0 developed by PHPGurukul, particularly in the changepassword.php file. This security flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the values of newpassword and confirmpassword arguments leading to weak password implementation. Although the complexity of executing an attack is high, the risk is exacerbated as the vulnerability has been publicly disclosed. Attackers could potentially exploit this weakness remotely, highlighting the importance of strong password enforcement in applications.

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