SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0 index.php username/password default credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument username/password leads to default credentials. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-1160. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password with an unknown input leads to a default credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1392. The product uses default credentials (such as passwords or cryptographic keys) for potentially critical functionality. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1160. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at gist.github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default credentials
CWE: CWE-1392
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

02/10/2025 🔍
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03/03/2025 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sourcecodester.com

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-1160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295064
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2025 09:09
Updated: 03/03/2025 22:54
Changes: 02/10/2025 09:09 (55), 03/03/2025 22:54 (41)
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Submitter: jmx0hxq
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #493860: SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0 Use of Default Password (by jmx0hxq)

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