# CVE-2025-1160: SourceCodester Employee Management System index.php default credentials

> Attackers can remotely access the Employee Management System using default credentials found in index.php, leading to unauthorized account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggrr-27x3-83x5

## What is CVE-2025-1160?

CVE-2025-1160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 10 Feb 2025. 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 rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to use of default credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-1392 (Use of Default Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1160?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Remyandrade Employee Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-1160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-1160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Management System

- [CVE-2025-26258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26258/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-29719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29719/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-57117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57117/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2025-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1905/): SourceCodester Employee Management System employee.php cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1160 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Management System, published on 10 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2025-1160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1160/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1160
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1160
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1160

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1160/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.