CVE-2023-1360: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail 1.2.0 and classified

Routine

MEDIUM 4.7DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-1360 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.7) affecting employee payslip generator system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail 1.2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file classes/Users.php?f=save of the component New User Creation. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerabili

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-03-12
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: employee payslip generator system project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-03-12 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

employee payslip generator system project employee payslip generator system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.2.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy employee-payslip-generator-system || rpm -q employee-payslip-generator-system || employee-payslip-generator-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison employee-payslip-generator-system sudo apt install employee-payslip-generator-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2.0> sudo apt-mark hold employee-payslip-generator-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list employee-payslip-generator-system sudo dnf downgrade employee-payslip-generator-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add employee-payslip-generator-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-1360?

employee payslip generator system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1360 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1360 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-1360 affect?

CVE-2023-1360 affects employee payslip generator system. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.7). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail 1.2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file classes/Users.php?f=save of the component New User Creation. T

How urgent is CVE-2023-1360?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-1796 LOW 2.4 DOWNGRADE A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator 1.0

References

← Back to latest CVEs