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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-9450 is an SQL injection in code-projects Employee Management System 1.0. A remote attacker with access to the application may manipulate the pid parameter in /psubmit.php, potentially affecting database confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit material exists, but the supplied sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority remediation item. It affects a specific application version and appears to require authentication, but public exploit material raises urgency for any internet-facing or broadly accessible deployment.
Technical view
The CVE and VulDB records describe SQL injection in /psubmit.php through the pid argument. CVSS v2 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, and single authentication required. The affected product is code-projects Employee Management System 1.0. The vulnerable function is not identified in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running code-projects Employee Management System 1.0, especially if the application or /psubmit.php is reachable by remote authenticated users. The bundle does not identify other versions or derived products as affected.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploit code has been publicly released and may be used for attacks. CISA KEV status is false, and no cited source in the bundle confirms active exploitation in the wild. Authentication appears required based on the CVSS vector and CTI tagging.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the vulnerable function is unknown, and the bundle does not include a vendor patch statement. Prioritize confirming product/version exposure, reachability, authentication requirements, and whether application code uses safe query handling around pid in /psubmit.php.
Mitigation direction
- Check code-projects and CVE/VulDB guidance for any fixed release or official workaround.
- Restrict external access to Employee Management System and /psubmit.php where business permits.
- Ensure only trusted users can authenticate to the application.
- Reduce database account privileges used by the application.
- Monitor requests to /psubmit.php for abnormal pid values and access patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory whether code-projects Employee Management System 1.0 is deployed.
- Confirm whether /psubmit.php is reachable from untrusted networks or user groups.
- Review web and application logs for suspicious /psubmit.php pid activity.
- Verify authentication controls limit access to the affected workflow.
- Confirm database privileges are minimal for the application account.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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- 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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Advisory disclosed
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 source CVE List V5
- VDB-365431 | code-projects Employee Management System psubmit.php sql injection CVE reference, VulDB · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-365431 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) CVE reference, VulDB · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #813706 | EMPLOYEE_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM v1.0 SQL Injection CVE reference, VulDB · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/zzzxc643/CVE1/blob/main/EMPLOYEE_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM/vul22.md CVE reference, VulDB · exploit
- https://code-projects.org/ CVE reference, VulDB · product
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CWE details
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