# CVE-2024-0349: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal missing secure attribute

> Attackers can intercept sensitive session cookies transmitted over unencrypted connections, potentially leading to session hijacking.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qj6j-5mq9-mgj8

## What is CVE-2024-0349?

CVE-2024-0349 is a low-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal, published on 9 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to sensitive cookie without secure attribute. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-250117 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-614 (Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0349?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Engineers Online Portal Project Engineers Online Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0349 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0349 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal

- [CVE-2021-42665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42665/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42668/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42669/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42670/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43437/): Other in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0349 is a low-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal, published on 9 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0349 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0349/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0349

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.