CVE-2026-116050
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SQL Injection in Employee Recruitment System

Publication date: 2026-10-25

Last updated on: 2026-10-25

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A vulnerability has been found in krupalshah Employee Recruitment System up to 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe. This affects an unknown part of the file /source/registerform3.php of the component Registration. The manipulation of the argument pemail leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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Published
2026-10-25
Last Modified
2026-10-25
Generated
2026-10-25
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2026-10-25
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-116050
EUVD
EUVD-2026-109378

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krupalshah Employee Recruitment System 922ff6d208278282e7c8e36d70d9ae356adec9fe

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CWE-74 The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
CWE-89 The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

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Executive Summary

This is a SQL injection vulnerability in the Employee Recruitment System. It allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code through the pemail parameter in the registration form. The system fails to properly validate input, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate database queries.

Detection Guidance

To detect this SQL injection vulnerability, test the /source/registerform3.php endpoint with malicious input in the pemail parameter. Use tools like sqlmap with: sqlmap -u "http://target/source/registerform3.php" --data="pemail=test@example.com" --batch --dbs. Alternatively, manually test with curl: curl -X POST -d "pemail=' OR 1=1 --" http://target/source/registerform3.php. Check for errors or delays in responses.

Impact Analysis

Attackers could extract sensitive data like passwords, emails, or database contents. They might also alter or delete data. Since the registration endpoint requires no authentication, any remote user can exploit this without access credentials.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability likely violates GDPR and HIPAA due to unauthorized data access and potential breaches of confidentiality. It compromises data integrity and could lead to regulatory penalties for failing to protect sensitive personal information.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately disable the affected registration endpoint if possible. Update the application to use prepared statements with parameterized queries instead of mysql_query. Implement strict input validation for all POST parameters (pemail, resume, etc.). Enable generic error handling to avoid exposing database details. Apply rate-limiting to prevent brute-force attacks.

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