CVE-2024-2577 SourceCodester Employee Task Management System update-employee.php authorization

High 7.3 Published 18 Mar 2024 Updated 12 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authorization in the update-employee.php script to modify employee records without proper permissions.

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-2024-2577?

CVE-2024-2577 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 has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /update-employee.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257080.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2577?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oretnom23 Employee Task Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2577 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-2024-2577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gf86-95fv-cjgf.