CVE-2026-4223
Published: 16 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-4223 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Angeljudesuarez Payroll Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 35.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-4223 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-89) in the itsourcecode Payroll Management System 1.0, published on 2026-03-16. The flaw resides in the unknown processing of the file /manage_employee.php, where manipulation of the ID argument enables injection. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), rated as high severity.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption via injected SQL commands. A public exploit is available and might be used in attacks.
Mitigation guidance is referenced in advisories at the following URLs: https://github.com/ltranquility/cve_submit/issues/12, https://itsourcecode.com/, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.351147, https://vuldb.com/?id.351147, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.771109. Security practitioners should review these for patching or workaround details specific to Payroll Management System 1.0 deployments.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-12361
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was identified in itsourcecode Payroll Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /manage_employee.php. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly…
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available and might be used.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in unauthenticated public-facing web app (/manage_employee.php) directly enables remote exploitation for initial access with data read/write impact.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of untrusted inputs like the ID parameter in /manage_employee.php to block SQL injection payloads.
Mandates timely flaw remediation, such as patching the SQL injection vulnerability in Payroll Management System 1.0.
Vulnerability scanning detects SQL injection flaws like CVE-2026-4223 in web applications for subsequent remediation.