SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0 Employee Endpoint controller/employee.php session_start role/pfimg/EmpId improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-108972. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at tracexlabs.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-108972. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at tracexlabs.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:controller/employee.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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sourcecodester.com

Advisory: tracexlabs.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-108972 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-108972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-416791
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2026 22:02
Changes: 10/11/2026 22:02 (56)
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Submitter: SanthoshKumar
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #1000486: SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 10 No Auth Check on the Employee Endpoint: Anyone Creates an Admin, (by SanthoshKumar)

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