CVE-2025-1607 SourceCodester Best Employee Management System salary_slip.php authorization

Medium 5.3 Published 24 Feb 2025 Updated 24 Feb 2025

Attackers can bypass authorization in the salary slip module via the id parameter, potentially accessing unauthorized data.

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-2025-1607?

CVE-2025-1607 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/salary_slip.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to authorization bypass. The attack may 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-639, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1607?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mayurik Best Employee Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1607?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1607 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-1607 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1607 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f67q-rx5w-v4hr.