# CVE-2024-9032: SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion System index.php path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the index.php file to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jh5-4v2p-wf2g

## What is CVE-2024-9032?

CVE-2024-9032 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion System, published on 20 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9032?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Forum\/Discussion System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion System

- [CVE-2021-45252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45252/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-10100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10100/): SourceCodester Simple Forum Discussion System admin_class.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10790/): SourceCodester Simple Forum Discussion System ajax.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9032 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion System, published on 20 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Forum-Discussion 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-2024-9032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9032

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9032/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.