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CVE-2026-108972

CVE-2026-108972MEDIUM

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

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   L   L   L    5.5   .0066   50.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product                           Versions  Fixed
  Human Resource Management System  1.0 –     —

TIMELINE
  Oct 11  Reserved by VulDB
  Oct 13  Published (CNA: VulDB)
  Oct 15  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-108972 (SourceCodester Human Resource Management System). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-287 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v4.0 · 6 references · NVD status: Deferred

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 11, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulDB
October 13, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulDB)
October 15, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-108972 (SourceCodester Human Resource Management System). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
SourceCodester	Human Resource Management System	—	1.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-287

References (6)

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-108972 at cve.org

Vendors: sourcecodester

Weaknesses: CWE-287

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