CVE-2026-108972

SourceCodester Human Resource Management System Employee Endpoint employee.php session_start improper authentication

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 13, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHuman Resource Management System

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId results in improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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References (6)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/416791
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/416791/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-108972
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/1000486
Product
Source: cverecord
https://www.sourcecodester.com/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.3HIGHVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-287

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