CVE-2025-1593
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 · uneditedA vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/ of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
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 confidenceThe Best Employee Management System 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Profile Picture Handler at /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/. An unauthenticated remote attacker can upload arbitrary files (e.g., web shells) to the web server, potentially achieving remote code execution.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the application is installedSearch for the directory structure containing '_hr_soft' on your web server, typically under the web root.Affected if The directory /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/ exists on the server
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Identify the upload handler scriptExamine the form or JavaScript that handles profile picture uploads; look for the PHP script that processes uploads to /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/.Affected if No server-side file type validation exists in the upload handler (no MIME type check, no extension allowlist, no magic bytes inspection)
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Check upload directory accessibilityAttempt to access the upload directory directly via HTTP to confirm it is web-accessible.Affected if The directory /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/ is reachable over the web
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Verify script execution is disabledCheck the web server configuration (Apache .htaccess, Nginx config) or the upload directory for rules that block script execution (such as 'RemoveHandler' or 'php_flag engine off' for Apache).Affected if Script files (.php, .phtml, .php5, etc.) can be executed from the upload directory
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Test upload functionality with a benign fileUse the application's profile picture upload feature to upload a test file and verify it is saved with its original extension in the upload directory.Affected if Uploaded files retain their original extension and are stored directly in the web-accessible directory
You are affected if the Best Employee Management System 1.0 is installed with the upload endpoint at /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/ accessible via web and the upload handler lacks proper file validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict allowlist-based file type validation, rename uploaded files with random identifiers, store uploads outside the web root or in non-executable directories, and disable script execution in the upload directory.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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