CVE-2025-1606Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Backup data disclosure via improperly restricted backups.php

Published Feb 24, 2025 · Updated Feb 24, 2025

Information disclosure in backups.php in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read backup data. The public exploit requests /admin/backup/backups.php directly, but published material does not identify the code path or access-control operation that exposes the data. A valid low-privilege account is required under the CNA assessment, and the documented impact is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in backups.php in SourceCodester Best Employee Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read backup data. The public exploit requests /admin/backup/backups.php directly, but published material does not identify the code path or access-control operation that exposes the data. A valid low-privilege account is required under the CNA assessment, and the documented impact is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1606
Published
Feb 24, 2025
Updated
Feb 24, 2025
Vendor
Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
Product
Best Employee Management System
Classifications
CWE-284, CWE-200, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Online Computer and Laptop Store Project · Best Employee Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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