# CVE-2024-8414: SourceCodester Insurance Management System cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users in the Insurance Management System via cross-site request forgery.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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:** 4 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxv6-qqx2-xg5m

## What is CVE-2024-8414?

CVE-2024-8414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Insurance Management System, published on 4 Sep 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 Insurance Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8414?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Munyweki Insurance Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8414 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8414 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Insurance Management System

- [CVE-2024-7080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7080/): SourceCodester Insurance Management System direct request (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-31063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31063/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-31062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31062/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-31648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31648/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-31061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31061/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8414 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Insurance Management System, published on 4 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-2024-8414 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Insurance Management 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-2024-8414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8414/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8414
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8414
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8414

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8414/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.