krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem up to 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe Registration Wizard registerform2.php mysql_query sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem up to 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe. This affects the function mysql_query of the file /source/registerform2.php of the component Registration Wizard. The manipulation of the argument university/institute/branch/degree/status/cpi/semester/experience leads to sql injection. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-116049. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability was found in krupalshah EmployeeRecruitmentSystem up to 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function mysql_query of the file /source/registerform2.php of the component Registration Wizard. The manipulation of the argument university/institute/branch/degree/status/cpi/semester/experience with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-116049. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. By approaching the search of inurl:source/registerform2.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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• krupalshah

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• EmployeeRecruitmentSystem

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• 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe

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• end of life

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Accepted

• Submit #995468: github.com Employee Recruitment System v1.0 SQL Injection (by lql120)

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