# CVE-2024-2481: Surya2Developer Hostel Management System manage-students.php access control

> Attackers can remotely modify student records in the Hostel Management System due to improper access controls in the admin panel.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mw8-979h-4g47

## What is CVE-2024-2481?

CVE-2024-2481 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/manage-students.php. The manipulation of the argument del leads to improper access controls. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-256890 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2481?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Surya2developer Hostel Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System

- [CVE-2024-2482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2482/): Surya2Developer Hostel Management Service HTTP POST Request check_availability.php observable response discrepancy (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2481 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2481 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Surya2Developer Hostel 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-2024-2481/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2481/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2481
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2481
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2481

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2481/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.