SQL Injection in Simple Payroll System With Dynamic Tax Bracket Project
CVE-2021-42169
The Simple Payroll System with Dynamic Tax Bracket in PHP using SQLite Free Source Code (by: oretnom23 ) is vulnerable from remote SQL-Injection-Bypass-Authentication for the admin account. The parameter (username) from the login form is not protected correctly and there is no security and escaping from malicious payloads.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.028 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Simple_payroll_system_with_dynamic_tax_bracket_project Simple_payroll_system_with_dynamic_tax_bracket — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42169?
- CVE-2021-42169 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple Payroll System With Dynamic Tax Bracket Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42169?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-42169 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.