# CVE-2024-1876: SourceCodester Employee Management System psubmit.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in psubmit.php to read or modify database contents in the Employee Management System.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v8r4-5m29-8242

## What is CVE-2024-1876?

CVE-2024-1876 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 26 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /psubmit.php. The manipulation of the argument pid with the input '+or+1%3d1%23 leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-254724.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1876?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Razormist Employee Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1876 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1876 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Management System

- [CVE-2024-1877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1877/): SourceCodester Employee Management System cancel.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-1878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1878/): SourceCodester Employee Management System myprofile.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-1007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1007/): SourceCodester Employee Management System edit_profile.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2020-29215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29215/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-9083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9083/): SourceCodester Employee Management System add-admin.php cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1876 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1876 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 26 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1876 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Employee Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1876/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1876/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1876
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1876
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1876

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1876/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.