📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability was found in CodeAstro Payroll System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /home_employee.php. The manipulation of the argument emp_id results in sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-10286 is a SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Payroll System 1.0 affecting the /home_employee.php file through the emp_id parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.3 and public exploit availability, this poses a medium risk to organizations using this payroll system. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modification of sensitive payroll information.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 2, 2026 00:34
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability directly impacts Saudi organizations using CodeAstro Payroll System 1.0, particularly affecting: (1) Banking sector HR departments managing employee payroll and compensation data; (2) Government entities and public sector organizations under SAMA and NCA oversight; (3) Large enterprises and multinational corporations operating in Saudi Arabia with centralized payroll systems; (4) Healthcare institutions managing staff compensation; (5) Telecom and energy sector companies. The SQL injection could expose sensitive employee personal information (SSN, salary, bank details), enable unauthorized payroll modifications, and compromise compliance with SAMA cybersecurity framework requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Sector
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Large Enterprises and Multinational Corporations
Human Resources and Payroll Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of CodeAstro Payroll System 1.0 in your environment and isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
2. Review access logs for /home_employee.php for suspicious emp_id parameter values (SQL keywords: UNION, SELECT, OR, DROP, etc.)
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in emp_id parameter
4. Restrict database user permissions to minimum required privileges (principle of least privilege)
Patching Guidance:
1. Contact CodeAstro for security patches or upgrade timeline
2. If no patch available, implement input validation: whitelist numeric emp_id values only, reject non-numeric characters
3. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements in application code
4. Apply database query escaping functions appropriate to your database system
Compensating Controls:
1. Deploy database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect anomalous SQL queries
2. Implement rate limiting on /home_employee.php endpoint
3. Enable SQL query logging and audit trails
4. Conduct immediate database backup and implement immutable backup strategy
5. Apply network segmentation to restrict payroll system access
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests to /home_employee.php with emp_id containing: %27 (quote), %3D (=), %4F (O), %52 (R), %55 (U), %4E (N), %49 (I), %53 (S), %45 (E), %4C (L), %44 (D)
2. Alert on database error messages returned in HTTP responses from payroll application
3. Monitor for unusual database connection patterns or query execution times
4. Track failed authentication attempts to payroll system
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع حالات نظام CodeAstro Payroll System 1.0 في بيئتك وعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. راجع سجلات الوصول لـ /home_employee.php للبحث عن قيم معاملات emp_id المريبة (كلمات SQL: UNION, SELECT, OR, DROP، إلخ)
3. طبق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل emp_id
4. قيد أذونات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات بأقل الامتيازات المطلوبة
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. اتصل بـ CodeAstro للحصول على تصحيحات أمان أو جدول زمني للترقية
2. إذا لم يتوفر تصحيح، طبق التحقق من الإدخال: قائمة بيضاء لقيم emp_id الرقمية فقط، رفض الأحرف غير الرقمية
3. استخدم الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة في كود التطبيق
4. طبق وظائف الهروب من استعلامات قاعدة البيانات المناسبة لنظام قاعدة البيانات الخاص بك
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. نشر مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن استعلامات SQL الشاذة
2. طبق تحديد معدل على نقطة نهاية /home_employee.php
3. فعّل تسجيل استعلامات SQL ومسارات التدقيق
4. أجرِ نسخة احتياطية فورية لقاعدة البيانات وطبق استراتيجية نسخ احتياطي غير قابلة للتغيير
5. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى نظام الرواتب
قواعد الكشف:
1. راقب طلبات HTTP إلى /home_employee.php مع emp_id يحتوي على: %27 (علامة اقتباس)، %3D (=)، %4F (O)، %52 (R)، %55 (U)، %4E (N)، %49 (I)، %53 (S)، %45 (E)، %4C (L)، %44 (D)
2. تنبيه على رسائل خطأ قاعدة البيانات المرجعة في استجابات HTTP من تطبيق الرواتب
3. راقب أنماط اتصال قاعدة البيانات غير العادية أو أوقات تنفيذ الاستعلام
4. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة لنظام الرواتب
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements in supplier relationships
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3 - Organizational resilience objectives
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Data is protected from unauthorized access
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Screening
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements in supplier relationships
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure all system components and software are protected from known vulnerabilities
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 11.2 - Run automated vulnerability scanning tools
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