CVE-2025-1606 SourceCodester Best Employee Management System backups.php information disclosure

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access sensitive information via the backups.php file in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-1606?

CVE-2025-1606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System, published on 24 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/backup/backups.php. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mayurik Best Employee Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-1606 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1606 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqvq-4fpg-fwc7.

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