# CVE-2026-108972: SourceCodester Human Resource Management System Employee Endpoint employee.php session_start improper authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication in the employee endpoint to access restricted data or escalate privileges in the HR system.

- **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/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3xj-rcj9-cf8f

## What is CVE-2026-108972?

CVE-2026-108972 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 13 Oct 2026. 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 Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId results in improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108972?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108972 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108972 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108972 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108972 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108972 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Human Resource 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-2026-108972/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108972/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108972
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108972
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108972

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108972/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.