CVE-2023-0641: A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Employee Leaves Management System 1.0

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LOW 3.7REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-0641 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.7) affecting employee leaves management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Employee Leaves Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file changepassword.php. The manipulation of the argument newpassword/confirmpassword leads to weak password requirements. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been d

Why this priority

Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.7 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 37%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-521
Published	2023-02-02
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: employee leaves 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

2023-02-02 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:25 UTCUpdated Record last modified

employee leaves management system project employee leaves 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 employee-leaves-management-system || rpm -q employee-leaves-management-system || employee-leaves-management-system --version

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

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

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

dnf --showduplicates list employee-leaves-management-system sudo dnf downgrade employee-leaves-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add employee-leaves-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-2023-0641?

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

Is CVE-2023-0641 being exploited?

CVE-2023-0641 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-2023-0641 affect?

CVE-2023-0641 affects employee leaves management system. Severity is low (CVSS 3.7). A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Employee Leaves Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file changepassword.php. The manipulation of the argument

How urgent is CVE-2023-0641?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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References

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