Employee Profile Management SystemApplication · Code Projects

CVE-2025-14285

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Employee Profile Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file edit_personnel.php. The manipulation of the argument per_id results in sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the edit_personnel.php file of the Employee Profile Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through the unsanitized per_id parameter, potentially enabling data exfiltration, authentication bypass, or complete database compromise.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized statements (prepared statements) and implement proper input validation on all user-controlled parameters. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Employee Profile Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Employee Profile Management System installation
    Locate the application directory on the server - typical paths may include /var/www/html/, /www/, or a custom web root. Look for files indicating the Employee Profile Management System such as login.php, index.php, or a personnel-related directory structure.
    Affected if The Code Projects Employee Profile Management System version 1.0 is installed on the server.
  2. Locate the vulnerable edit_personnel.php file
    Search for the edit_personnel.php file within the application directory. This file handles personnel record editing functionality.
    Affected if The edit_personnel.php file exists in the application directory.
  3. Verify the application is web-accessible
    Confirm the web server is running and the application is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. Attempt to access the application's main page or login screen.
    Affected if The application is deployed and reachable via a web browser or HTTP client.
  4. Inspect edit_personnel.php for the vulnerable per_id parameter
    Open edit_personnel.php in a text editor or via command line and search for occurrences of 'per_id' in the code. Examine how this parameter is used in SQL queries - look for direct concatenation of the parameter value into SQL statements without proper escaping or prepared statements.
    Affected if The per_id parameter is used in SQL queries without parameterized statements or input sanitization.

The environment is affected if the Employee Profile Management System 1.0 is installed with the edit_personnel.php file accessible via web and the per_id parameter is handled without prepared statements in SQL queries.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized statements (prepared statements) and implement proper input validation on all user-controlled parameters. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.

Fix this in Employee Profile Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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