📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability was found in CodeAstro Leave Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/delete_leave_type.php. The manipulation of the argument leave_type results in sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-11507 is a SQL injection vulnerability in CodeAstro Leave Management System 1.0 affecting the /admin/delete_leave_type.php endpoint. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate the leave_type parameter to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modification. With a CVSS score of 6.3 and public exploit availability, this poses a moderate risk to organizations using this system.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 8, 2026 16:53
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector organizations using CodeAstro Leave Management System for HR operations. Government entities under NCA oversight and SAMA-regulated financial institutions managing employee leave records are at elevated risk. Healthcare facilities (MOH), educational institutions (MOE), and large enterprises managing sensitive employee data face potential exposure of personal information, payroll data, and organizational structure details. The SQL injection could enable attackers to bypass authentication, extract confidential employee records, or manipulate leave balances.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA-regulated entities)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated)
Healthcare (MOH facilities)
Education (MOE institutions)
Energy (ARAMCO and subsidiaries)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Large Private Enterprises
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of CodeAstro Leave Management System 1.0 in your environment
2. Restrict network access to /admin/delete_leave_type.php using WAF rules or firewall policies
3. Implement input validation: whitelist only alphanumeric characters for leave_type parameter
4. Enable SQL query logging and monitoring for suspicious patterns
Patching Guidance:
5. Contact CodeAstro for security patches or upgrade to a patched version if available
6. If no patch is available, consider migrating to alternative leave management solutions
Compensating Controls:
7. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns (e.g., UNION, SELECT, DROP)
8. Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements in the application code
9. Apply principle of least privilege to database user accounts
10. Enable database activity monitoring and alerting
Detection Rules:
11. Monitor for SQL keywords in leave_type parameter: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, DROP, OR, AND
12. Alert on multiple failed database queries from admin interface
13. Track unusual database connection patterns from the application
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع حالات نظام إدارة الإجازات CodeAstro 1.0 في بيئتك
2. تقييد الوصول إلى الشبكة إلى /admin/delete_leave_type.php باستخدام قواعد WAF أو سياسات جدار الحماية
3. تنفيذ التحقق من الإدخال: قائمة بيضاء فقط للأحرف الأبجدية الرقمية لمعامل leave_type
4. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات SQL والمراقبة للأنماط المريبة
إرشادات التصحيح:
5. الاتصال بـ CodeAstro للحصول على تصحيحات أمان أو الترقية إلى نسخة مصححة إن أمكن
6. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، فكر في الهجرة إلى حلول إدارة إجازات بديلة
الضوابط التعويضية:
7. نشر قواعد جدار تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط حقن SQL
8. تنفيذ الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة في كود التطبيق
9. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات مستخدمي قاعدة البيانات
10. تفعيل مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات والتنبيهات
قواعد الكشف:
11. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية في معامل leave_type
12. التنبيه على استعلامات قاعدة البيانات الفاشلة المتعددة من واجهة المسؤول
13. تتبع أنماط اتصال قاعدة البيانات غير العادية من التطبيق
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3.1 - Organizational resilience
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
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Information security policies
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
🔗 References & Sources 6