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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2024-2576 json

SourceCodester Employee Task Management System update-admin.php authorization

published 2024-03-18 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-27525

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /update-admin.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to authorization bypass. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257079.

Patch / fix

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/skid-nochizplz/skid-nochizplz/blob/main/TrashBin/CVE/SOURCECODESTER%20Employee%20Task%20Management%20System/IDOR%20-%20update-admin.php.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.0 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • SourceCodester Employee Task Management System
  • sourcecodester employee_task_management_system

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Sources

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