📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability was found in Tiobon Employee Self-Service System up to 7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /Blog/BlogSearch.aspx of the component Login Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument Keyword results in sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-11453 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Tiobon Employee Self-Service System versions up to 7.2, affecting the BlogSearch.aspx login endpoint. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate the 'Keyword' parameter to execute arbitrary SQL queries with a CVSS score of 6.3 (medium). With public exploit availability and no vendor patch forthcoming, immediate mitigation is critical for Saudi organizations using this system.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 7, 2026 08:11
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi government agencies, large enterprises, and educational institutions using Tiobon Employee Self-Service System. Primary impact sectors include: Government (NCA, MOCI, MHRSD) for HR management systems; Banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) if used for employee portals; Healthcare organizations (MOH) managing staff access; Large corporations and holding companies managing employee data. The SQL injection could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive employee records, salary information, personal data, and potential lateral movement within organizational networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Healthcare
Energy
Telecommunications
Education
Large Enterprises
Holding Companies
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of Tiobon Employee Self-Service System versions ≤7.2 in your environment
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in /Blog/BlogSearch.aspx requests, specifically filtering the 'Keyword' parameter for SQL metacharacters (', ", --, ;, /**/)
3. Restrict access to BlogSearch.aspx endpoint to authorized internal networks only using network segmentation
4. Enable detailed logging and monitoring of all requests to /Blog/BlogSearch.aspx with alerting on suspicious patterns
Patching Guidance:
5. Contact Tiobon vendor immediately for security updates; if unavailable, plan migration to alternative HR systems
6. If upgrade is possible, test thoroughly in staging environment before production deployment
Compensating Controls:
7. Implement input validation at application level using parameterized queries and prepared statements
8. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts used by the application
9. Conduct SQL injection penetration testing on affected endpoints
10. Deploy database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect anomalous SQL queries
11. Implement rate limiting on BlogSearch.aspx to prevent automated exploitation attempts
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع حالات نظام خدمة الموظفين الذاتية من Tiobon الإصدارات ≤7.2 في بيئتك
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في طلبات /Blog/BlogSearch.aspx، وتصفية معامل 'Keyword' بشكل خاص للأحرف الوصفية SQL
3. تقييد الوصول إلى نقطة نهاية BlogSearch.aspx للشبكات الداخلية المصرح بها فقط باستخدام تقسيم الشبكة
4. تفعيل السجلات المفصلة والمراقبة لجميع الطلبات إلى /Blog/BlogSearch.aspx مع التنبيهات على الأنماط المريبة
إرشادات التصحيح:
5. الاتصال بفوري ببائع Tiobon للحصول على تحديثات الأمان؛ إذا لم تكن متاحة، خطط للهجرة إلى أنظمة الموارد البشرية البديلة
6. إذا كان الترقية ممكنة، اختبر بدقة في بيئة التجريب قبل نشر الإنتاج
الضوابط التعويضية:
7. تطبيق التحقق من صحة الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق باستخدام الاستعلامات المعاملة والبيانات المحضرة
8. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات قاعدة البيانات المستخدمة من قبل التطبيق
9. إجراء اختبار اختراق حقن SQL على نقاط النهاية المتأثرة
10. نشر مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن استعلامات SQL الشاذة
11. تطبيق تحديد معدل على BlogSearch.aspx لمنع محاولات الاستغلال الآلية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.2.1 - Access Control Implementation
A.7.1.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
A.8.2.1 - Vulnerability Management
A.8.3.1 - Incident Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.GV-1 - Organizational context and governance
PR.AC-1 - Access control policy and procedures
PR.DS-1 - Data security management
DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis
RS.RP-1 - Response planning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Management direction for information security
A.6.1 - Internal organization
A.8.1 - Asset management
A.12.2 - Restrictions on software installation
A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 6.5 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 5