# CVE-2024-7799: SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System users.php improper authorization

> Remote attackers can bypass authorization checks in the admin users module to perform unauthorized actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rm8-w795-ff7r

## What is CVE-2024-7799?

CVE-2024-7799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System, published on 14 Aug 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 Simple Online Bidding System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /simple-online-bidding-system/bidding/admin/users.php. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Online Bidding System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7799 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7799 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System

- [CVE-2024-7797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7797/): SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System ajax.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7798/): SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System ajax.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-5428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5428/): SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System HTTP POST Request save_product cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-4927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4927/): SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-4929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4929/): SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System, published on 14 Aug 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-2024-7799 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding 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-2024-7799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7799

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7799/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.