# CVE-2025-10197: HJSoft HCM Human Resources Management System downlawbase sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the downlawbase endpoint to read or modify database contents in HJSoft HCM.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`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`)
- **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:** 10 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqp6-g4w4-h8c5

## What is CVE-2025-10197?

CVE-2025-10197 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in HJSoft HCM Human Resources Management System, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in HJSoft HCM Human Resources Management System up to 20250822. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /templates/attestation/../../selfservice/lawresource/downlawbase. Performing manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10197?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-10197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-10197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-10197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-10197 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in HJSoft HCM Human Resources Management System, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HJSoft HCM Human Resources 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-2025-10197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10197/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.