CVE-2024-28595: SQL Injection vulnerability in Employee Management System v1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary SQL commands

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-28595 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting employee management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SQL Injection vulnerability in Employee Management System v1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary SQL commands via the admin_id parameter in update-admin.php.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 31%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2024-03-19
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: walterjnr1

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-03-19 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

walterjnr1 employee management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy employee-management-system || rpm -q employee-management-system || employee-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison employee-management-system sudo apt install employee-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold employee-management-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list employee-management-system sudo dnf downgrade employee-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add employee-management-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.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: Employee Management System 1.0 - 'admin_id' SQLi

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-28595?

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

Is CVE-2024-28595 being exploited?

CVE-2024-28595 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-2024-28595 affect?

CVE-2024-28595 affects employee management system. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). SQL Injection vulnerability in Employee Management System v1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary SQL commands via the admin_id parameter in update-admin.php.

How urgent is CVE-2024-28595?

Priority 62/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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