7.5

CVE-2026-108972: sourcecodester human resource management system Improper Authentication

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighDeferred
Published 13-10-2026Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-108972 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in sourcecodester human resource management system. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId results in improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

13-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (tracexlabs.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sourcecodester1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

6 links