Stored XSS via unrestricted SVG profile uploads
Published Jan 8, 2026 · Updated Jan 8, 2026
Stored XSS in PHPGurukul Staff Leave Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts via SVG profile uploads. ADD_STAFF and UPDATE_STAFF in adminviews.py save profile_pic uploads without extension, MIME-type, or content validation and serve them as image/svg+xml. Administrative access is required to upload the file, and the embedded JavaScript executes when a staff member or administrator views the stored profile image.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in PHPGurukul Staff Leave Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts via SVG profile uploads. ADD_STAFF and UPDATE_STAFF in adminviews.py save profile_pic uploads without extension, MIME-type, or content validation and serve them as image/svg+xml. Administrative access is required to upload the file, and the embedded JavaScript executes when a staff member or administrator views the stored profile image.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0730
- Published
- Jan 8, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Vendor
- jaychouchannel
- Product
- Staff Leave Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-94, CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- Staff Leave Management System stored XSS proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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