CVE-2026-2860

6.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes an improper authorization vulnerability in the EmployeeController.java file of the feng_ha_ha/megagao ssm-erp and production_ssm projects. Attackers can remotely exploit this to bypass authorization controls and potentially access unauthorized functionality. Organizations using these affected software products are at risk.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • feng_ha_ha/megagao ssm-erp
  • megagao/production_ssm
Versions: All versions up to commit 4288d53bd35757b27f2d070057aefb2c07bdd097
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: This product uses rolling releases with no version numbers. The vulnerability exists in the EmployeeController.java file specifically.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers gain unauthorized access to sensitive employee data or administrative functions, potentially leading to data theft, privilege escalation, or system compromise.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users access employee management functions they shouldn't have permission to use, potentially viewing or modifying sensitive personnel information.

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If Mitigated

Proper authorization controls prevent unauthorized access, limiting impact to legitimate users only.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploit details have been publicly disclosed in GitHub issues. The vulnerability requires some authentication but bypasses authorization checks.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None available

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Monitor GitHub repositories for security patches. 2. Apply any available patches to the EmployeeController.java file. 3. Restart the application server. 4. Verify authorization controls are properly implemented.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Implement Authorization Middleware

all

Add proper authorization checks before EmployeeController endpoints

# Review and modify EmployeeController.java to add proper @PreAuthorize or similar annotations
# Example: @PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN')") before sensitive methods

Network Segmentation

linux

Restrict access to affected applications

# Firewall rule example: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [APP_PORT] -s [TRUSTED_NETWORK] -j ACCEPT
# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [APP_PORT] -j DROP

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access patterns to EmployeeController endpoints
  • Monitor application logs for unauthorized access attempts to employee-related functions and implement alerting

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if your codebase includes the vulnerable commit 4288d53bd35757b27f2d070057aefb2c07bdd097 or earlier in the EmployeeController.java file

Check Version:

git log --oneline | head -20

Verify Fix Applied:

Test authorization controls by attempting to access EmployeeController endpoints with unauthorized user accounts

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to /employee/* endpoints
  • Failed authorization logs for EmployeeController methods
  • User privilege escalation attempts

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual HTTP requests to employee management endpoints from unauthorized IPs
  • Burst of requests to authorization-related endpoints

SIEM Query:

source="application.log" AND ("EmployeeController" OR "/employee/") AND ("401" OR "403" OR "unauthorized")

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