Username enumeration via unneutralized notes parameter
Published Jan 29, 2026 · Updated Jan 29, 2026
SQL injection in Employee Timeclock Software 1.01 allows remote authenticated users to enumerate valid usernames via crafted notes. The add_entry.php endpoint incorporates the notes parameter into a database query without neutralizing SQL syntax, allowing conditional IF and SLEEP expressions to create a timing oracle. Any valid application account can submit the request and infer whether each tested username exists from the response delay, without direct access to query results.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Employee Timeclock Software 1.01 allows remote authenticated users to enumerate valid usernames via crafted notes. The add_entry.php endpoint incorporates the notes parameter into a database query without neutralizing SQL syntax, allowing conditional IF and SLEEP expressions to create a timing oracle. Any valid application account can submit the request and infer whether each tested username exists from the response delay, without direct access to query results.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37005
- Published
- Jan 29, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Vendor
- TimeClock Software
- Product
- Employee Timeclock Software
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.01
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Public exploit references
- TimeClock Software 1.01 Authenticated Time-Based SQL Injectionfunctional · demonstrated
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