CVE-2022-43216

AbrhilSoft Employee's Portal before v5.6.2 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the login page

Critical · published April 8, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A SQL injection vulnerability lurks in the AbrhilSoft Employee's Portal login page before v5.6.2! This could open the floodgates to attackers, and that’s a serious red flag! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where anyone can walk through the kitchen door because the staff left it wide open. Instead of just ordering from the menu, an attacker could access sensitive recipes and secret ingredients — a recipe for disaster! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the database, allowing them to manipulate, steal, or even delete sensitive employee data. This could lead to absolutely devastating consequences, including identity theft, data breaches, and major reputational damage for the organization.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where anyone can walk through the kitchen door because the staff left it wide open. Instead of just ordering from the menu, an attacker could access sensitive recipes and secret ingredients — a recipe for disaster! This vulnerability involves a SQL injection flaw in the login page, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by manipulating input parameters, compromising the database security.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the database, allowing them to manipulate, steal, or even delete sensitive employee data. This could lead to absolutely devastating consequences, including identity theft, data breaches, and major reputational damage for the organization. To protect your data, immediately upgrade to AbrhilSoft Employee's Portal version 5.6.2 or later. Additionally, implement input validation and parameterized queries to safeguard against future SQL injection attempts. You've got this! With these steps, you can lock down your security and stay one step ahead of attackers! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00490 · 41.2th percentile
Published
2024-04-08T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 00:00Z
    AbrhilSoft Employee's Portal before v5.6.2 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the login page
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