CVE-2025-3537: A vulnerability was found in Tutorials-Website Employee Management System 1.0

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MEDIUM 5.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-3537 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting employee management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in Tutorials-Website Employee Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/update-user.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why this priority

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	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 47%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-266, CWE-285, CWE-639
Published	2025-04-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: tutorials-website

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-04-13 12:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

tutorials-website 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.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-3537?

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

Is CVE-2025-3537 being exploited?

CVE-2025-3537 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-2025-3537 affect?

CVE-2025-3537 affects employee management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in Tutorials-Website Employee Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/update-user.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to improper author

How urgent is CVE-2025-3537?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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