CVE-2026-38567
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 · uneditedHireFlow v1.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection in the /login and /search endpoints. User-supplied input is concatenated directly into SQL queries without parameterization. An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication by supplying a crafted username (e.g. admin'--) or extract the full contents of the database including user credentials via UNION-based injection at the /search endpoint.
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 confidenceHireFlow v1.2 contains SQL injection vulnerabilities in the /login and /search endpoints where user input is directly concatenated into SQL queries without parameterization. An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication via 'admin'--'-style comments at /login and extract database contents through UNION-based injection at /search.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed HireFlow versionLocate the application version file, package manifest, or banner. Common locations include: version.txt, package.json, config file, or the application banner on startup. Compare against v1.2 specifically.Affected if The installed version is v1.2 or if the version cannot be determined but matches the affected release.
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Confirm /login endpoint is accessibleSend an HTTP GET or POST request to the /login endpoint of the HireFlow application. This can be done via curl, browser, or a network scanner.Affected if The /login endpoint responds and accepts user input for username and password fields.
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Confirm /search endpoint is accessibleSend an HTTP GET or POST request to the /search endpoint of the HireFlow application. Verify the endpoint accepts query parameters.Affected if The /search endpoint responds and accepts user-supplied search parameters.
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Inspect source code for direct SQL concatenationReview the backend code handling /login and /search requests. Look for SQL query construction where user input variables are concatenated directly into query strings (e.g., "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user='" + username + "'").Affected if SQL queries are built using string concatenation with user input rather than parameterized queries or prepared statements.
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Test authentication bypass on /loginSubmit a login request with username set to "admin'--'" and any password. Observe if authentication succeeds without valid credentials.Affected if The login attempt succeeds using the 'admin'--'-style injection, confirming the authentication bypass vulnerability exists.
You are affected if running HireFlow v1.2 with accessible /login or /search endpoints where SQL queries use direct string concatenation instead of parameterized queries.
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 all direct string concatenation in SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements at both /login and /search endpoints, then verify the fixes eliminate both authentication bypass and UNION-based data extraction vectors.
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