CVE-2026-37347
Published: 16 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-37347 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly prevents SQL injection in /payroll/view_employee.php by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs before database query construction.
Mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of the specific SQL injection flaw documented in this CVE.
Limits the impact of successful SQL injection exploitation by enforcing least privilege on the application's database account, reducing confidentiality and integrity damage to payroll data.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app directly enables T1190 for remote exploitation; facilitates database data collection (T1213.006) and stored data modification (T1565.001) via malicious queries.
NVD Description
SourceCodester Payroll Management and Information System v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in the file /payroll/view_employee.php.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-37347 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in SourceCodester Payroll Management and Information System version 1.0, specifically within the file /payroll/view_employee.php. Published on 2026-04-16, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), classifying it as critical due to its potential for high-impact data exposure and manipulation.
The vulnerability can be exploited by any unauthenticated attacker over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants high confidentiality and integrity impacts, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries to extract sensitive payroll data, modify records, or potentially escalate to broader database compromise.
A detailed report on the vulnerability, including potential mitigation guidance, is available in the referenced advisory at https://github.com/mt-0505/cve-report/blob/main/sourcecodester/payroll-management-and-information-system/SQL-2.md.
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