# CVE-2024-2574: SourceCodester Employee Task Management System edit-task.php authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization to modify tasks in the Employee Task Management System by manipulating the task_id parameter.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 18 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5cw3-x746-whwq

## What is CVE-2024-2574?

CVE-2024-2574 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System, published on 18 Mar 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 SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /edit-task.php. The manipulation of the argument task_id leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-257077 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2574?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Employee Task Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2574?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2574 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2574 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System

- [CVE-2024-33247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33247/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-2570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2570/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System edit-task.php redirect (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-2571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2571/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System manage-admin.php redirect (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2572/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System task-details.php redirect (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-2573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2573/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System task-info.php redirect (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2574 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2574 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System, published on 18 Mar 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-2024-2574 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Employee Task 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-2024-2574/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2574/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2574
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2574
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2574

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2574/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.