CVE-2024-7226
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System 1.0 allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized password changes. Attackers can exploit this remotely by crafting malicious requests. Only systems running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could change administrator passwords, gaining full system control and potentially locking legitimate users out.
Likely Case
Attackers trick users into changing their own passwords to attacker-controlled values, enabling account takeover.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, the vulnerability is neutralized and no impact occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires user interaction but is simple to execute with published proof-of-concept
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing CSRF tokens in /classes/Users.php or using alternative mitigation strategies.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to password change forms and validate them server-side
Manual code modification required
Use SameSite Cookies
allSet SameSite=Strict attribute on session cookies to prevent CSRF
Set-Cookie: session=value; SameSite=Strict; Secure; HttpOnly
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block CSRF attempts targeting /classes/Users.php
- Require re-authentication for password changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if /classes/Users.php?f=save_user endpoint lacks CSRF token validationCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify CSRF tokens are required and validated for password change requests📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple password change requests from same IP with different user agents
- Password changes without corresponding form submissions
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /classes/Users.php?f=save_user without Referer headers or CSRF tokens
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/classes/Users.php" AND param="f=save_user" AND NOT header="X-CSRF-Token:*"