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Employee Management SystemApplication · Campcodes

CVE-2025-6961

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-01
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, which was classified as critical, has been found in Campcodes Employee Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /mark.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched 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 confidence

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the /mark.php file of Campcodes Employee Management System 1.0. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or potential privilege escalation.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements for the ID parameter in mark.php. If no vendor patch is available, implement strict input validation and sanitize user-supplied input before database queries.

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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 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

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  1. Confirm Employee Management System installation
    Locate the web application's installation directory. Check for files like login.php, index.php, or folder structures indicating Campcodes Employee Management System. Check version.txt, README files, or admin panels for version number.
    Affected if The application is Campcodes Employee Management System version 1.0 specifically.
  2. Verify mark.php exists
    Locate the mark.php file within the web application directory structure, typically in the root or a module folder.
    Affected if The mark.php file exists in the application.
  3. Inspect mark.php for ID parameter handling
    Open mark.php in a text editor or use 'grep -n "ID" mark.php' to locate where the ID parameter is processed. Search for $_GET['id'], $_POST['id'], or $_REQUEST['id'] usage.
    Affected if The file contains direct use of the ID parameter in SQL queries without visible sanitization or parameterization.
  4. Check for SQL injection mitigations
    Examine the mark.php code around the ID parameter usage. Look for functions like mysqli_prepare, prepared statements, or explicit sanitization functions (mysqli_real_escape_string, htmlspecialchars used in SQL context).
    Affected if No prepared statements, parameterized queries, or SQL-specific escaping functions are found around the ID parameter in SQL queries.
  5. Test the ID parameter if accessible
    If the application is in a test environment, access mark.php?id=1' (note the apostrophe) and observe for SQL errors or unexpected database behavior. In production, skip this active test.
    Affected if The application responds with SQL syntax errors or unusual database responses when special characters are passed to the ID parameter.

A user is affected if they run Campcodes Employee Management System version 1.0 with the mark.php file accessible and the ID parameter is used in dynamic SQL queries without prepared statements or proper sanitization.

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

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements for the ID parameter in mark.php. If no vendor patch is available, implement strict input validation and sanitize user-supplied input before database queries.

Fix this in Employee Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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