# CVE-2024-2554: SourceCodester Employee Task Management System update-employee.php sql injection

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-17 · Updated: 2024-08-22

## Affected

- SourceCodester Employee Task Management System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file update-employee.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-257053 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Employee Task Management System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.257053
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257053
- https://github.com/Peanut886/Vulnerability/blob/main/webray.com.cn/2024/Task%20Management%20System%20-%20multiple%20vulnerabilities.md#3sql-injection-vulnerability-in-update-employeephp

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