CVE-2024-42553
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in Hotel Management System's admin_room_added.php component allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized privilege escalation actions. It affects systems running the vulnerable commit of this hotel management software, potentially allowing attackers to gain administrative access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hotel Management System
📦 What is this software?
Hotel Management System by Vaibhavverma9999
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise where attackers gain administrative privileges, potentially accessing sensitive guest data, modifying room assignments, and controlling the entire hotel management system.
Likely Case
Attackers create unauthorized administrative accounts or modify existing user privileges, gaining persistent access to the hotel management system.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and administrative awareness, exploitation attempts fail, maintaining normal system operation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page while logged into the system
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check for updated versions from the software vendor
2. Apply CSRF protection tokens to admin_room_added.php
3. Validate and sanitize all user inputs
4. Implement proper session management
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Token Implementation
allAdd anti-CSRF tokens to admin_room_added.php form submissions
Add CSRF token generation and validation to PHP code
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to admin_room_added.php to specific IP addresses
Add IP whitelisting to .htaccess or web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect and block CSRF attempts
- Educate administrators about CSRF risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if admin_room_added.php lacks CSRF token validation and if commit hash matches 91caab8Check Version:
git log --oneline | grep -i '91caab8'Verify Fix Applied:
Test that admin_room_added.php now requires valid CSRF tokens for all form submissions📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple privilege escalation attempts from same IP
- Unauthorized admin account creation
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to admin_room_added.php without referrer headers
- Suspicious cross-origin requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*admin_room_added.php*" AND (action="add_user" OR action="modify_privileges")