📄 Description (English)
A security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Employee Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /psubmit.php. The manipulation of the argument pid results in sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-9450 is a SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Employee Management System 1.0 affecting the /psubmit.php file through the 'pid' parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.3 and public exploit availability, this poses a medium-risk threat to organizations using this system. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 27, 2026 07:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations using code-projects Employee Management System 1.0, particularly in: Government HR departments (civil service management), Banking sector (employee records and payroll systems), Healthcare institutions (staff management), and Telecommunications companies (employee databases). The SQL injection vulnerability could expose sensitive employee personal data, salary information, and organizational structure, creating compliance violations with SAMA, NCA, and GDPR requirements for data protection.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Healthcare
Telecommunications
Energy
Education
Retail
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1566 - Phishing
T1589 - Gather Victim Identity Information
T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information
T1592 - Gather Victim Host Information
T1213 - Data from Information Repositories
T1005 - Data from Local System
T1020 - Automated Exfiltration
T1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of code-projects Employee Management System 1.0 in your environment
2. Isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
3. Review access logs for /psubmit.php for suspicious activity
4. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in the 'pid' parameter
Compensating Controls:
5. Apply input validation: whitelist only numeric values for 'pid' parameter
6. Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements in the application code
7. Disable error messages that reveal database structure
8. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts used by the application
9. Enable database query logging and monitoring
Detection Rules:
10. Monitor for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT) in 'pid' parameter values
11. Alert on multiple failed database queries from the application
12. Track unusual database access patterns or privilege escalations
13. Upgrade to a patched version when available or migrate to alternative employee management solutions
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ نظام إدارة الموظفين من code-projects الإصدار 1.0 في بيئتك
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول لـ /psubmit.php للبحث عن نشاط مريب
4. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل 'pid'
الضوابط البديلة:
5. تطبيق التحقق من المدخلات: قائمة بيضاء للقيم الرقمية فقط لمعامل 'pid'
6. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة في كود التطبيق
7. تعطيل الرسائل التي تكشف عن هيكل قاعدة البيانات
8. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز لحسابات قاعدة البيانات المستخدمة من التطبيق
9. تفعيل تسجيل واستراقاب استعلامات قاعدة البيانات
قواعد الكشف:
10. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT) في قيم معامل 'pid'
11. التنبيه على استعلامات قاعدة بيانات متعددة فاشلة من التطبيق
12. تتبع أنماط الوصول غير العادية لقاعدة البيانات أو تصعيد الامتيازات
13. الترقية إلى نسخة مصححة عند توفرها أو الهجرة إلى حلول بديلة لإدارة الموظفين
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - Access Control
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Cryptography
ECC 2024 A.5.4.1 - Physical and Environmental Security
ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Internal Organization
ECC 2024 A.6.2.1 - Mobile Device Management
ECC 2024 A.7.1.1 - Third-party Management
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Asset Management
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Data Protection
ECC 2024 A.8.3.1 - Incident Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 1.1 - Governance and Risk Management
SAMA CSF 2.1 - Information Security
SAMA CSF 2.2 - Data Protection and Privacy
SAMA CSF 3.1 - Technology Risk Management
SAMA CSF 3.2 - Operational Resilience
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Information security roles and responsibilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.1 - Screening
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Asset inventory
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Ownership of assets
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Acceptable use of assets
ISO 27001:2022 A.13.1 - Network security
ISO 27001:2022 A.13.2 - Information transfer
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.1 - Information security requirements analysis and specification
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Information security in development and support processes
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches
PCI DSS 11.3 - Penetration testing
🔗 References & Sources 5