Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes an SQL injection in Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0 login handling. A remote attacker could bypass authentication through unsanitized login parameters. For organizations using this software, the business risk is unauthorized access to attendance and payroll functions. Public sources in the bundle do not provide CVSS scoring or a vendor patch.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority if the product is deployed. Payroll and attendance systems contain sensitive employee data, and authentication bypass can undermine both confidentiality and operational integrity. Priority drops if the software is not present or is fully isolated.
Technical view
The record identifies SQL injection in the login path of Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0. The weakness is unsanitized login parameters that can alter database-backed authentication logic and enable bypass. The CVE bundle lists an Exploit-DB reference, but no CWE, CVSS vector, CPE, or named fixed version.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is any reachable deployment of Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0, especially internet-facing login pages. The bundle does not identify package CPEs, forks, downstream products, or hosted-service exposure.
Exploitation context
A public Exploit-DB reference exists, indicating public exploit information is available. The supplied bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE description names the vulnerable application and authentication-bypass SQL injection, while references include the original download and Exploit-DB. No CVSS, CWE, CPE, affected vendor metadata, fixed version, or KEV status is provided beyond KEV being false.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and retire any Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0 deployments.
- Check Sourcecodester or project guidance for a fixed release or maintained replacement.
- Restrict access to the login page using network controls while remediation is pending.
- Use parameterized queries and server-side input validation if maintaining custom code.
- Review payroll and attendance accounts for unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for this application and version.
- Confirm whether the login page is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review authentication code for unsanitized database queries using login parameters.
- Check application logs for unusual failed or successful login patterns.
- Validate remediation in an authorized test environment without using production data.
Public sources used
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Database behavior lookup
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/apsystem.zipCVE reference, mitre
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50802CVE reference, mitre
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