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CVE-2025-8172VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-8172: itsourcecode Employee Management System · SQL Injection

Affects itsourcecode Employee Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
itsourcecode Employee Management SystemAffected
  • =1.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the absence of official patches, European organizations should immediately implement compensating controls. First, restrict access to the /admin/index.php interface to trusted IP addresses and enforce strong multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of unauthorized access. Conduct thorough input validation and sanitization on the 'Username' parameter at the application or web server level, employing web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SQL injection payloads targeting this endpoint. Regularly monitor logs for suspicious query patterns or repeated failed login attempts. Organizations should also consider isolating the affected system within segmented network zones to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. Promptly plan and test an upgrade or migration away from version 1.0 to a patched or alternative solution once available. Additionally, conduct employee training on recognizing phishing or social engineering attempts that could lead to credential compromise, as the vulnerability requires low privilege authentication. Finally, ensure regular backups of employee data are maintained and tested for recovery to mitigate potential data loss.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in itsourcecode Employee Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/index.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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