CVE-2024-2575 SourceCodester Employee Task Management System task-details.php authorization

High 7.3 Published 18 Mar 2024 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authorization in the Employee Task Management System to access unauthorized task details via the task_id parameter.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-2575?

CVE-2024-2575 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /task-details.php. The manipulation of the argument task_id leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-257078 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oretnom23 Employee Task Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-2575 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2575 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-64wc-qrfg-gh7m.