CVE-2024-25215

Employee Managment System v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the pwd parameter at /aprocess.php

Critical · published February 14, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky SQL injection is hiding in the Employee Management System v1.0, lurking in the pwd parameter at /aprocess.php. 🔥 Think of this vulnerability like a restaurant employee who accidentally gives the chef the wrong recipe for a dish — the chef can whip up something completely different, and no one will know until it's too late! With this critical flaw, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to sensitive employee data, modify records, or even delete critical information. The fallout could be absolutely devastating for your organization, leading to financial loss and reputational damage that takes years to recover from.

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability like a restaurant employee who accidentally gives the chef the wrong recipe for a dish — the chef can whip up something completely different, and no one will know until it's too late! This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the pwd parameter, potentially compromising the entire database. Without proper input validation, it opens the door to a plethora of malicious actions.

What to do

With this critical flaw, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to sensitive employee data, modify records, or even delete critical information. The fallout could be absolutely devastating for your organization, leading to financial loss and reputational damage that takes years to recover from. Immediately patch the Employee Management System to the latest version, ensuring that input validation is properly implemented. Review your codebase for similar vulnerabilities and enhance your security measures against SQL injections. This is fixable! Take these steps, and you'll be back on track in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00733 · 53.6th percentile
Published
2024-02-14T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 FEB 00:00Z
    Employee Managment System v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the pwd parameter at /aprocess.php
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