# CVE-2024-1878: SourceCodester Employee Management System myprofile.php sql injection

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxgx-3gr7-j26m

## What is CVE-2024-1878?

CVE-2024-1878 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 26 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /myprofile.php. The manipulation of the argument id with the input 1%20or%201=1 leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-254726 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1878?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Razormist Employee Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1878?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1878 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1878 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Management System

- [CVE-2024-1876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1876/): SourceCodester Employee Management System psubmit.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-1877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1877/): SourceCodester Employee Management System cancel.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-2024-1878 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1878 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 26 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1878 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-2024-1878/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1878/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1878
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1878
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1878

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.