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Your Employee Data is Being Exposed. HR systems contain goldmine of personal data. 75% of HR platforms have critical vulnerabilities. Employee records sell for $15-$45 on dark web. GDPR fines for HR breaches average $2.3M. Plexicus secures HR applications from payroll to performance reviews.
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Understanding the complete employee data ecosystem and vulnerability landscape
Comprehensive security validation for HR applications
curl -X POST "https://api.plexicus.com/receive_plexalyzer_message" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${PLEXICUS_TOKEN}" \
-d '{
"request": "create-repo",
"request_id": "hr-scan-001",
"extra_data": {
"repository_name": "employee-portal",
"industry": "hrtech",
"data_types": ["pii", "financial", "medical"],
"compliance_requirements": ["gdpr", "ccpa", "sox"]
}
}'
HR application vulnerability assessment targeting sensitive data types:
{
"data": [
{
"id": "finding-hr-001",
"type": "finding",
"attributes": {
"title": "Employee SSN Exposed in API Response",
"description": "Social Security Numbers returned in plaintext API response",
"severity": "critical",
"file_path": "src/api/EmployeeController.java",
"original_line": 156,
"tool": "sonarqube",
"cve": "CWE-359",
"cvssv3_score": 9.1,
"false_positive": false,
"remediation_notes": "Mask SSN in API responses and implement field-level encryption"
}
},
{
"id": "finding-hr-002",
"type": "finding",
"attributes": {
"title": "SQL Injection in Payroll System",
"description": "SQL injection vulnerability allows unauthorized salary data access",
"severity": "critical",
"file_path": "src/services/PayrollService.js",
"original_line": 89,
"tool": "checkmarx",
"cve": "CWE-89",
"cvssv3_score": 8.8,
"false_positive": false,
"remediation_notes": "Use parameterized queries and input validation"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"total_findings": 67,
"critical": 11,
"high": 19,
"medium": 25,
"low": 12
}
}
Common security flaws in HR applications and their secure implementations
1// ✅ Secure employee data access2@GetMapping("/employees/{id}")3@PreAuthorize("hasPermission(#id, 'Employee', 'READ')")4public EmployeeDTO getEmployee(@PathVariable Long id, Authentication auth) {5 // Verify user can access this employee record6 Employee employee = employeeRepository.findById(id).orElse(null);7 8 if (!canAccessEmployee(auth, employee)) {9 throw new AccessDeniedException("Insufficient permissions");10 }11 12 // Return sanitized DTO, not full entity13 return employeeMapper.toSanitizedDTO(employee);14}15 16// Sanitized DTO without sensitive data17public class EmployeeDTO {18 private String name;19 private String department;20 private String jobTitle;21 // No sensitive fields exposed22}
1// ❌ Vulnerable employee data endpoint2@GetMapping("/employees/{id}")3public Employee getEmployee(@PathVariable Long id) {4 // No access control - any authenticated user can access any employee5 return employeeRepository.findById(id).orElse(null);6}7 8// Returns full employee object with sensitive data9public class Employee {10 private String ssn;11 private String bankAccount;12 private Double salary;13 private String medicalInfo;14 // ... other sensitive fields15}
1# ✅ Secure payroll processing2def calculate_payroll_secure(employee_id, requester_id):3 # Verify authorization4 if not has_payroll_access(requester_id, employee_id):5 raise UnauthorizedAccess("No access to payroll data")6 7 # Parameterized query8 query = "SELECT * FROM payroll WHERE employee_id = %s"9 result = db.execute(query, (employee_id,))10 11 # Secure audit logging12 audit_log.info({13 "action": "payroll_calculation",14 "employee_id": employee_id,15 "requester_id": requester_id,16 "timestamp": datetime.now()17 })18 19 return sanitize_financial_data(result)20 21# Secure salary access with proper authorization22def get_employee_salary_secure(employee_id, requester_id):23 if not authorize_salary_access(requester_id, employee_id):24 raise Forbidden("Access denied")25 26 salary_data = calculate_payroll_secure(employee_id, requester_id)27 return mask_sensitive_data(salary_data)
1# ❌ Vulnerable payroll calculation2def calculate_payroll(employee_id):3 # Raw SQL with potential injection4 query = f"SELECT * FROM payroll WHERE employee_id = {employee_id}"5 result = db.execute(query)6 7 # Logging sensitive data8 print(f"Payroll calculated for {result['name']}: ${result['salary']}")9 10 return result11 12# Exposed salary information in logs13def get_employee_salary(employee_id):14 salary_data = calculate_payroll(employee_id)15 logger.info(f"Salary lookup: {salary_data}")16 return salary_data
Specialized security solutions for different HR application types
Automated compliance validation for HR data protection regulations
# GDPR compliance check for employee data
curl -X GET "https://api.plexicus.com/findings" -H "Authorization: Bearer {PLEXICUS_TOKEN}" -d '{
"scope": "employee_data_processing",
"data_types": ["personal", "special_category"],
"repository_id": "hr-system-repo"
}'
{
"gdpr_compliance": {
"status": "non_compliant",
"violations": [
{
"article": "Article 32",
"description": "Employee health data not encrypted",
"file": "src/models/EmployeeHealth.js:23",
"severity": "critical"
}
],
"data_subject_rights": {
"right_to_access": "implemented",
"right_to_rectification": "missing",
"right_to_erasure": "partial",
"right_to_portability": "not_implemented"
}
}
}
Comprehensive API security validation for HR systems
curl -X GET "https://api.plexicus.com/findings" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${PLEXICUS_TOKEN}" \
-d '{
"filters": {
"category": "HR",
"data_exposure": ["pii", "financial"],
"severity": ["critical", "high"]
},
"pagination": {"limit": 15}
}'
HR API security assessment targeting sensitive data types:
{
"data": [
{
"id": "finding-payroll-api-001",
"type": "finding",
"attributes": {
"title": "Authorization Bypass in Payroll API",
"description": "Employee can access other employees' payroll data without authorization",
"severity": "critical",
"file_path": "src/api/PayrollController.js",
"original_line": 78,
"tool": "checkmarx",
"cve": "CWE-862",
"cvssv3_score": 8.5,
"false_positive": false,
"remediation_notes": "Implement proper authorization checks and user context validation"
}
},
{
"id": "finding-benefits-api-001",
"type": "finding",
"attributes": {
"title": "Mass Assignment in Benefits Enrollment",
"description": "Protected fields can be modified via mass assignment vulnerability",
"severity": "high",
"file_path": "src/api/BenefitsController.js",
"original_line": 145,
"tool": "sonarqube",
"cve": "CWE-915",
"cvssv3_score": 7.3,
"false_positive": false,
"remediation_notes": "Whitelist allowed fields and implement input validation"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"total_findings": 18,
"critical": 4,
"high": 6,
"medium": 6,
"low": 2
}
}
Systematic categorization of employee data by sensitivity level
# Employee data classification
employee_data_types:
public:
- employee_name
- job_title
- department
- work_location
internal:
- employee_id
- manager_relationships
- project_assignments
- skill_assessments
confidential:
- performance_reviews
- salary_information
- disciplinary_records
- medical_information
restricted:
- social_security_number
- bank_account_details
- background_check_results
- investigation_records
Transform your HR security costs from reactive expenses to proactive investments
Employee Data Protection Layers
HR frontend security testing
Financial data API security
Static and dynamic code review
Database and storage security
Validating all employee data inputs to prevent injection attacks and ensure data integrity in HR systems.
Navigating the Complexities of Workforce Regulations with Confidence