CVE-2024-56889
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete complaints in CodeAstro Complaint Management System v1.0 by manipulating the id parameter in the /admin/m_delete.php endpoint. Organizations using this specific version of the complaint management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CodeAstro Complaint Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete loss of complaint data integrity, deletion of critical evidence or records, and potential service disruption if complaints are essential to operations.
Likely Case
Selective deletion of complaint records, potentially covering up issues or removing evidence of problems.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls, authentication, and input validation preventing unauthorized deletions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires knowledge of endpoint structure and ability to send crafted requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: v1.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/vigneshr232/CVE-2024-56889/blob/main/CVE-2024-56889.md
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download latest version from official source. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Replace vulnerable files with patched version. 4. Verify proper authentication checks are in place.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to /admin/m_delete.php endpoint using web server configuration or firewall rules.
# Apache: <Location /admin/m_delete.php> Require valid-user </Location>
# Nginx: location /admin/m_delete.php { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict authentication and authorization checks before processing deletion requests.
- Add input validation and parameter binding to prevent unauthorized id manipulation.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if /admin/m_delete.php accepts deletion requests without proper authentication or with manipulated id parameters.Check Version:
Check system version in admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that deletion requests now require proper authentication and authorization, and id parameters are properly validated.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple DELETE requests to /admin/m_delete.php from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual deletion patterns in complaint logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/m_delete.php with manipulated id parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="/admin/m_delete.php" AND method="POST") AND NOT user="authenticated_user"