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Improper Access Control

CVE-2025-1593

Medium
5.1/10

Summary

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /_hr_soft/assets/uploadImage/Profile/ of the component Profile Picture Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • LOW

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published