CVE Alert: CVE-2025-9743 – code-projects – Human Resource Integrated System

Risk verdict

Publicly disclosed remote SQL injection against the HRIS login_attendance2.php endpoint—exploit available—warrants urgent attention.

Why this matters

Exploitation can disclose or alter attendance and related records without user interaction, potentially enabling data exposure and fraud within HR processes. While CVSS indicates limited per-asset impact, an attacker foothold in the HRIS can be leveraged for subsequent targeted data access or manipulation, with regulatory and reputational risks mounting if sensitive records are exposed.

Most likely attack path

An attacker can directly target the web-facing login_attendance2.php with crafted employee_id/date values to trigger injection, without authentication or user interaction. The vulnerability’s AV:N, PR:N, UI:N posture enables remote exploitation, and public PoC material increases success probability. Lateral movement would generally stay within the HRIS database unless additional footholds exist.

Who is most exposed

Any organisation hosting this HRIS with an internet-facing login page or poorly sanitised inputs is at risk, especially mid-to-large deployments with external access and integrated attendance modules.

Detection ideas

• Logs show SQL error messages or abnormal query patterns on login_attendance2.php.
• Unusual or repeated parameter tampering attempts (employee_id/date) from external IPs.
• Sudden spikes in login/attendance queries or long-running DB calls.
• WAF or IPS alerts targeting SQLi signatures for the endpoint.
• Known PoC artefacts or payloads observed in application or DB logs.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply vendor patch or upgrade to fixed version as a top priority.
• Implement input validation and parameterised queries; remove dynamic SQL in the affected code path.
• Enforce least-privilege DB accounts and restrict the HRIS database network access; deploy strict input sanitisation.
• Enable WAF/IPS rules specific to SQL injection on the endpoint; monitor for anomalous access patterns.
• Perform change-management testing in a staging environment; schedule rapid deployment and verification. If KEV or EPSS indicators are present, escalate accordingly (not indicated here).