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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SQL injection permits full database read/write beyond app-layer controls, warranting C:H/I:H; availability impact is limited to data corruption, not service denial; PR:H reflects mandatory admin authentication.
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SourceCodester Payroll Management and Information System v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in the file /payroll/view_account.php?emp_id=.
AnalysisAI
SQL Injection in SourceCodester Payroll Management and Information System v1.0 exposes the /payroll/view_account.php endpoint to database-level manipulation via the emp_id GET parameter. The CVSS vector (PR:H) confirms exploitation requires high-privilege (administrative) authentication, substantially narrowing the realistic attacker population. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS places this at the 7th percentile (0.02%), and SSVC assessment concurs with exploitation status of none and non-automatable attack path.
Technical ContextAI
The application is a PHP-based payroll management system distributed by SourceCodester. CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) indicates that user-supplied input - specifically the emp_id query string parameter in view_account.php - is concatenated into a SQL query without parameterization or adequate sanitization. This classic unsanitized-input pattern allows an attacker to alter query logic, enumerate tables, extract credential or payroll records, and potentially write data. No CPE string was provided in the intelligence; the affected version is confirmed as v1.0 from the CVE description. The attack surface is a PHP web application served over HTTP/S, consistent with the AV:N (network) vector.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis for SourceCodester Payroll Management and Information System v1.0. The definitive fix is to refactor the SQL query in /payroll/view_account.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries, eliminating direct interpolation of the emp_id value. As a compensating control, deploy a Web Application Firewall rule to detect and block common SQLi patterns in the emp_id parameter - note this adds operational overhead and may generate false positives on legitimate numeric IDs. Additionally, restrict administrative interface access to trusted IP ranges or VPN-only networks, reducing the exposed attack surface given that PR:H is already required. Audit all other PHP files in the application for similar unsanitized parameter usage, as SourceCodester projects frequently share the same unparameterized query pattern across endpoints. References: https://github.com/mt-0505/cve-report/blob/main/sourcecodester/payroll-management-and-information-system/SQL-1.md and https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-37346.
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EUVD-2026-23264
GHSA-3xhp-52jc-www8