CVE-2024-51032
📋 TL;DR
This Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Toll Tax Management System allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts via the 'owner' field in manage_recipient.php. When exploited, attackers can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf. Only authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sourcecodester Toll Tax Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could steal administrator session cookies, gain full system control, manipulate toll tax data, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies to impersonate legitimate users, potentially accessing sensitive toll tax records and performing unauthorized transactions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting impact to minor data display issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access. The GitHub reference shows proof-of-concept code demonstrating the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download the latest version from Sourcecodester if available. 2. Replace the vulnerable manage_recipient.php file. 3. Implement proper input validation and output encoding in the 'owner' field processing.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the 'owner' input field before processing.
Edit manage_recipient.php to add: $owner = htmlspecialchars($_POST['owner'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or add to PHP: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to manage_recipient.php to only trusted administrators using IP whitelisting or additional authentication.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in the 'owner' parameter.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting a script payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the 'owner' field of manage_recipient.php and check if it executes.Check Version:
Check the system version in the admin panel or review the source code comments for version information.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying fixes, test with the same XSS payload to ensure it's properly sanitized and doesn't execute.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to manage_recipient.php with script tags or JavaScript in parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful access to manage_recipient.php
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script>, javascript:, or other XSS payloads in the 'owner' parameter
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/manage_recipient.php" AND (param="owner" AND value MATCHES "<script>|javascript:|onload=|onerror=")