CVE-2026-5237
Published: 31 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-5237 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Itsourcecode (inferred from references). 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 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).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-5237 is a SQL injection vulnerability in the itsourcecode Payroll Management System 1.0. The flaw affects an unknown functionality within the file /manage_user.php of the Parameter Handler component, where manipulation of the ID argument enables injection. This remotely exploitable issue 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) and is associated with CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection).
Remote attackers require no privileges, authentication, or user interaction to exploit the vulnerability over the network with low complexity. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts, including partial disclosure of sensitive data (low confidentiality), minor unauthorized modifications (low integrity), and slight denial of service (low availability), potentially compromising payroll-related database information.
An exploit for this vulnerability has been publicly released on GitHub at https://github.com/K4ptor/itsourcecode-Payroll-Management-System-V1.0-SQL-Injection, increasing the risk of attacks. Additional details are available via VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/vuln/354388, https://vuldb.com/submit/780474, https://vuldb.com/vuln/354388/cti) and the vendor site (https://itsourcecode.com/), though specific patch or mitigation guidance is not detailed in the primary disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-17731
Vulnerability details
A security flaw has been discovered in itsourcecode Payroll Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /manage_user.php of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection.…
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The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app (manage_user.php) allows unauthenticated remote exploitation, directly enabling T1190.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 requires validation of information inputs like the vulnerable ID parameter in /manage_user.php to prevent SQL injection exploitation.
SI-2 mandates identification and timely remediation of flaws such as this SQL injection vulnerability in the Payroll Management System.
RA-5 enables vulnerability scanning to detect SQL injection issues like CVE-2026-5237 in web applications.