CVE-2026-2720Network attack vector

Employee data disclosure via unchecked AJAX action

Published Mar 21, 2026 · Updated Mar 21, 2026

Missing authorization in CODECLOVE HR Press Lite 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive employee data. The hrp-fetch-employees AJAX action returns employee records without verifying that the caller has an HR-management capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to obtain names, email addresses, phone numbers, pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in CODECLOVE HR Press Lite 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive employee data. The hrp-fetch-employees AJAX action returns employee records without verifying that the caller has an HR-management capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to obtain names, email addresses, phone numbers, pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-2720
Published
Mar 21, 2026
Updated
Mar 21, 2026
Vendor
CODECLOVE
Product
HR Press Lite
Classifications
CWE-862, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=1.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CODECLOVE · HR Press Liteversion=* <=1.0.2

Published CVSS scores

6.5WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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