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Plain-English summary
code-projects Employee Management System 1.0 has a SQL injection issue in its employee password-change page. A remote authenticated user may be able to interfere with database queries, risking employee data exposure or tampering. The source bundle references a public exploit, but does not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize within the normal vulnerability remediation cycle, faster for internet-facing or broadly accessible employee portals. Public exploit availability raises urgency, but authentication required and no confirmed KEV status keep this below emergency priority.
Technical view
CVE-2026-9449 affects /changepassemp.php in code-projects Employee Management System 1.0. The vulnerability is classified as SQL injection, mapped to CWE-89 and CWE-74, with CVSS v2 score 6.5. The vector indicates network access, low complexity, and required authentication, with partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Employee Management System 1.0 is deployed and reachable by employees or internet users with accounts. The bundle does not identify other affected versions, managed services, or default deployment scope.
Exploitation context
The bundle says an exploit is publicly available and may be used. It does not identify CISA KEV listing or confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. Treat public proof-of-concept availability as a reason to prioritize validation, not as proof of active compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE source bundle and VulDB/GitHub references. The vulnerable function is not named, and no official patch, workaround, or vendor advisory is provided in the bundle. Avoid assuming impact beyond SQL injection in Employee Management System 1.0.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or project guidance for a patched release or official workaround.
- Restrict access to Employee Management System to trusted networks or VPN users.
- Review authentication controls for employee password-change functionality.
- Apply WAF or database monitoring as temporary compensating controls.
- Back up the database before remediation and monitor for suspicious changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployments of code-projects Employee Management System and confirm version 1.0 exposure.
- Confirm whether /changepassemp.php exists and is reachable remotely.
- Review web and database logs for unusual password-change requests or SQL errors.
- Check whether public-facing instances require authentication before reaching the affected page.
- Verify remediation against vendor guidance once a fix is identified.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR 8 6.4 VulDB CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R 2.8 3.4 VulDB CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R 2.8 3.4 VulDB CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P — — VulDB Vulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.3 MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.3 MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.3 MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.5 MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timeline VulDB
Advisory disclosed
- Source timeline VulDB
VulDB entry created
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 source CVE List V5
- VDB-365430 | code-projects Employee Management System changepassemp.php sql injection CVE reference, VulDB · vdb-entry
- VDB-365430 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) CVE reference, VulDB · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #813705 | EMPLOYEE_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM v1.0 Information Disclosure vulnerability CVE reference, VulDB · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/zzzxc643/CVE1/blob/main/EMPLOYEE_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM/vul21.md CVE reference, VulDB · exploit
- https://code-projects.org/ CVE reference, VulDB · product
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CWE details
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