# CVE-2024-1823: CodeAstro Simple Voting System Backend users.php access control

> Remote attackers can bypass access controls in the backend users.php file to perform unauthorized actions in the Simple Voting System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 23 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5j67-qqcw-qpc2

## What is CVE-2024-1823?

CVE-2024-1823 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CodeAstro Simple Voting System, published on 23 Feb 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 was found in CodeAstro Simple Voting System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file users.php of the component Backend. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-254611.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codeastro Simple Voting System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1823 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1823 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1823 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CodeAstro Simple Voting System, published on 23 Feb 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-2024-1823 exists.

Affected product: CodeAstro Simple Voting 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-2024-1823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1823/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.