# CVE-2024-9082: SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop User Creation Users.php improper authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization in the user creation handler to create unauthorized accounts, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **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:** 22 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 31 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-92rj-4rqf-4mg5

## What is CVE-2024-9082?

CVE-2024-9082 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop, published on 22 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /classes/Users.php?f=save of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation of the argument Type with the input 1 leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9082?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Eyewear Shop.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9082 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9082 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop

- [CVE-2025-2846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2846/): SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop Registration Users.php registration sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2651/): SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop admin exposure of information through directory listing (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-5894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5894/): SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop manage_product.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-2244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2244/): SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop GET Parameter update_status.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1969/): SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop GET Parameter manage_stock.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9082 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop, published on 22 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9082 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop. 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-2024-9082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9082/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9082

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9082/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.