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CVE-2011-5259

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-5259 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in OrangeHRM versions prior to 2.6.11.2, specifically within the lib/controllers/CentralController.php file. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'id' parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:2.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-36381 · Nov 30, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.orangehrm.com / 2011/12/09/security-vulnerabilities-fixed-with-orangehrm-26112
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / show/osvdb/77418
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/47014
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/71569
htbridge.ch / advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_orangehrm.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520684/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/50857