CVE-2024-5428
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System 1.0 allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized product management actions. Attackers can remotely exploit this to modify product listings without the admin's knowledge. Only systems running this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could manipulate product data, pricing, or availability to disrupt bidding operations or insert malicious content that affects users.
Likely Case
Unauthorized product modifications leading to business disruption, incorrect bidding information, or minor data integrity issues.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, no impact as requests would be rejected without valid tokens.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated admin to visit a malicious page. Public proof-of-concept exists on GitHub.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement CSRF tokens in save_product function and validate all POST requests.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to product management forms and validate them server-side
Edit /admin/index.php to add CSRF token generation and validation
Restrict Admin Access
allLimit admin interface access to specific IP addresses or VPN
Add .htaccess rules or web server configuration to restrict /admin/ directory
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect CSRF patterns
- Require re-authentication for sensitive product management actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if /admin/index.php?page=manage_product accepts POST requests without CSRF tokens when admin is logged inCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that POST requests to save_product require and validate CSRF tokens📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple product modifications from same admin session in short time
- POST requests to manage_product without referrer validation
Network Indicators:
- Unusual product data changes
- Admin sessions accessing external domains before product modifications
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/index.php" AND parameters="page=manage_product" AND method="POST" | stats count by src_ip, user_agent🔗 References
- https://github.com/kaikai145154/CVE-CSRF/blob/main/SourceCodester%20Simple%20Online%20Bidding%20System%20CSRF.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.266383
- https://vuldb.com/?id.266383
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.345072
- https://github.com/kaikai145154/CVE-CSRF/blob/main/SourceCodester%20Simple%20Online%20Bidding%20System%20CSRF.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.266383
- https://vuldb.com/?id.266383
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.345072
