CVE-2024-5045 SourceCodester Online Birth Certificate Management System admin file access

Medium 6.9 Published 17 May 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can access sensitive files or directories in the admin area of the Online Birth Certificate Management System.

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-2024-5045?

CVE-2024-5045 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Birth Certificate Management System, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Birth Certificate Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin. The manipulation leads to files or directories accessible. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-264742 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-552

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5045?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oretnom23 Online Birth Certificate Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-5045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxjp-8rhj-f8c5.