# CVE-2024-11073: SourceCodester Hospital Management System delete-account.php improper authorization

> Attackers can remotely delete patient accounts without proper authorization by manipulating the ID parameter in the delete-account.php script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8r46-fjj7-gr38

## What is CVE-2024-11073?

CVE-2024-11073 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Hospital Management System, published on 11 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Hospital Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /vm/patient/delete-account.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11073?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Hospital Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Hospital Management System

- [CVE-2024-28320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28320/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-11102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11102/): SourceCodester Hospital Management System edit-doc.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11073 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Hospital Management System, published on 11 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Hospital Management System. 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-2024-11073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11073/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.