# CVE-2024-46293: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can perform admin-level actions without authentication due to missing authorization checks in the Online Medicine Ordering System.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4f9-5946-4v4f

## What is CVE-2024-46293?

CVE-2024-46293 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sourcecodester Online Medicine Ordering System 1.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. There is a lack of authorization checks for admin operations. Specifically, an attacker can perform admin-level actions without possessing a valid session token. The application does not verify whether the user is logged in as an admin or even check for a session token at all.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Medicine Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-46293 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-46293 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-32167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32167/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-25217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25217/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-3140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3140/): SourceCodester Online Medicine Ordering System view_category.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-3141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3141/): SourceCodester Online Medicine Ordering System manage_category.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-3714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3714/): SourceCodester Online Medicine Ordering System sql injection (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46293 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 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-2024-46293 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-46293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46293

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.