CVE-2025-6351
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 was found in itsourcecode Employee Record Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /editprofile.php. The manipulation of the argument emp1name leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Employee Record Management System 1.0 in the editprofile.php file. The emp1name parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The critical CVSS 9.8 score indicates potential for complete system compromise.
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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 product versionLocate the version information for the Employee Record Management System. Check any about page, readme file, or admin panel for version display. Common paths: /admin/, /about.php, or examine meta tags in HTML source.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 (exact match to the affected version)
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Verify editprofile.php existsCheck if the file /editprofile.php exists in the web root directory. This is the vulnerable file containing the SQL injection flaw.Affected if The file /editprofile.php is present in the deployed application directory
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Confirm authentication is enabledVerify that user authentication is configured and functional for the application. Check if login functionality exists and users can authenticate to the system.Affected if Authentication is enabled, as this is a required condition for the authenticated SQL injection attack vector
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Identify the vulnerable parameter entry pointExamine the editprofile.php source code or test the editprofile functionality. The vulnerable parameter is 'emp1name' which accepts user profile input.Affected if The editprofile.php script accepts the emp1name parameter without proper sanitization, which is the condition for the SQL injection to be exploitable
You are affected if you are running Clivedelacruz/itsourcecode Employee Management System version 1.0, the editprofile.php file is present, authentication is enabled, and the emp1name parameter accepts user input.
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 dataReplace direct SQL query concatenation with parameterized queries/prepared statements for the emp1name parameter in editprofile.php. Implement input validation and apply least-privilege database accounts. Take the affected endpoint offline until remediated if public exploits are active.
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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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