# CVE-2024-11860: SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System POST Request ajax.php improper authorization

> Attackers can delete tenant records without proper authorization by manipulating the ID parameter in the ajax.php endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ph52-wh83-m7pg

## What is CVE-2024-11860?

CVE-2024-11860 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 27 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /rental/ajax.php?action=delete_tenant of the component POST Request Handler. 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-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11860?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best House Rental Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11860 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11860 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System

- [CVE-2024-48579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48579/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46374/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46376/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46377/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11860 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11860 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 27 Nov 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-2024-11860 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best House Rental 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-2024-11860/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11860/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11860
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11860
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11860

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11860/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.