Improper Authentication in HR Management System Employee Endpoint

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start of the file controller/employee.php of the component Employee Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument role/pfimg/EmpId results in improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-108972 exposes a critical authentication bypass in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0 through manipulation of role, profile image, and employee ID parameters in the employee.php controller. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to circumvent session validation and gain unauthorized access to sensitive human resource data, including employee records, compensation details, and personal information. Organizations deploying this HR management system face immediate risk of data breach, insider threat amplification, and potential regulatory compliance violations under data protection frameworks.

Casky's 283 matching skills leverage Claude's extended reasoning to map this vulnerability across MITRE ATT&CK Initial Access (TA0004) and Credential Access (TA0006) techniques. Practitioners using Casky would identify attack patterns including: improper session_start handling (CWE-287 - Improper Authentication), parameter tampering detection through role/pfimg/EmpId manipulation, and authentication bypass indicators. The platform's skill correlation reveals how attackers transition from remote exploitation to lateral movement within HR systems, enabling security teams to detect anomalous parameter combinations, unexpected privilege escalations in employee records, and suspicious session tokens—providing behavioral context beyond signature-based detection.

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283 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

These skills use Claude AI's reasoning model to surface findings in the same attack categories as CVE-2026-108972.

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red teaming · high

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red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

identity access management · low

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004 TA0006

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