CVE-2024-42775
📋 TL;DR
An unauthenticated attacker can directly access the /admin/add_room_controller.php endpoint in Kashipara Hotel Management System v1.0 to add unauthorized room entries to the administrator section. This affects all deployments of this specific software version that have the vulnerable endpoint exposed.
💻 Affected Systems
- Kashipara Hotel Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could flood the system with fake room entries, corrupting booking data, causing financial discrepancies, and potentially enabling further attacks if room management interfaces other vulnerabilities.
Likely Case
Unauthorized room entries disrupt hotel operations, create booking conflicts, and undermine data integrity, requiring manual cleanup and investigation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls, only authenticated administrators can manage rooms, preventing unauthorized modifications and maintaining system integrity.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires direct HTTP access to the vulnerable endpoint; no authentication or special tools are needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.kashipara.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch is available. Check the vendor website for updates or consider alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Access to Admin Endpoints
allUse web server configuration (e.g., .htaccess for Apache, nginx rules) to block unauthenticated access to /admin/add_room_controller.php.
# Apache .htaccess example: RewriteRule ^admin/add_room_controller\.php$ - [F]
Implement Authentication Check
allManually add session validation at the top of add_room_controller.php to require admin login.
<?php session_start(); if (!isset($_SESSION['admin_logged_in']) || $_SESSION['admin_logged_in'] !== true) { header('Location: login.php'); exit; } ?>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block requests to /admin/add_room_controller.php from unauthenticated sources.
- Monitor and audit access logs for unauthorized requests to admin endpoints and implement alerting.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to access http://[target]/admin/add_room_controller.php without authentication; if it loads or accepts POST data, it's vulnerable.Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or application files; look for version indicators in source code or documentation.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying workarounds, verify that unauthenticated access to the endpoint returns an error (e.g., 403 Forbidden) or redirects to login.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP 200 or successful POST requests to /admin/add_room_controller.php from unauthenticated IPs
- Unusual spikes in room creation logs without corresponding admin login events
Network Indicators:
- Unencrypted HTTP traffic to admin endpoints from external IPs without prior authentication requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="/admin/add_room_controller.php" AND NOT user_agent="admin_browser")