CVE-2021-44598: Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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MEDIUM 6.1DOWNGRADE

CVE-2021-44598 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) affecting attendance management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The value of the FirstRecord request parameter is copied into the value of an HTML tag attribute which is encapsulated in double quotation marks. The attacker can access the system, by using the XSS-reflected method, and then can store information by injecting the admin account on this system.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 45%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2021-12-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: attendance management system project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2021-12-26 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:12 UTCUpdated Record last modified

attendance management system project attendance management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy attendance-management-system || rpm -q attendance-management-system || attendance-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison attendance-management-system sudo apt install attendance-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold attendance-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list attendance-management-system sudo dnf downgrade attendance-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add attendance-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2021-44598?

attendance management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2021-44598 being exploited?

CVE-2021-44598 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2021-44598 affect?

CVE-2021-44598 affects attendance management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The value of the FirstRecord request parameter is copied into the value of an HTML tag attribute which is encapsulated in double quotation marks. Th

How urgent is CVE-2021-44598?

Priority 40/100. Public exploit reference

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