CVE-2025-9733
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-9733 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Human Resource Integrated System 1.0 affecting the /login_timeee.php file via the emp_id parameter. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. Organizations using this specific HR software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Human Resource Integrated System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive HR data (employee records, salaries, personal information), data exfiltration, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and network segmentation preventing database access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates, implement workarounds, or consider replacing the software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to ensure emp_id parameter contains only expected characters (numbers).
Edit /login_timeee.php to add: if(!is_numeric($_GET['emp_id'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the emp_id parameter.
WAF-specific rules to block SQL keywords in emp_id parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Network segmentation: Isolate the HR system from other critical systems and restrict access to necessary users only.
- Database hardening: Implement least privilege database accounts, enable logging, and regularly monitor for suspicious SQL queries.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /login_timeee.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: /login_timeee.php?emp_id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application files or documentation for version information; typically in readme files or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing workarounds, test with the same payloads to ensure they are blocked and no SQL errors are returned.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL syntax in parameters
- Requests to /login_timeee.php with suspicious emp_id values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in the emp_id parameter
- Unusual database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/login_timeee.php" AND (param="emp_id" AND value MATCHES "'.*[Ss][Ee][Ll][Ee][Cc][Tt].*'" OR value MATCHES ".*[Uu][Nn][Ii][Oo][Nn].*")