# CVE-2026-11509: CodeAstro Leave Management System search_staff_for_updation.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the staff search feature to read or modify database contents.

- **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:X`)
- **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:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rcqr-qj5x-xvqj

## What is CVE-2026-11509?

CVE-2026-11509 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Leave Management System, published on 8 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in CodeAstro Leave Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/search_staff_for_updation.php. Such manipulation of the argument Name leads to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote.

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-2026-11509?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-11509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-11509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-11509 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-11509 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Leave Management System, published on 8 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CodeAstro Leave 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-2026-11509/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11509/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11509
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11509
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-11509

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11509/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.