CVE-2024-7661
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks against the Car Driving School Management System. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing unauthorized actions, such as creating or modifying user accounts. The vulnerability affects all installations of version 1.0 that are exposed to untrusted networks.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Car Driving School Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could create administrative accounts, modify existing user privileges, or delete critical user data by tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious webpage.
Likely Case
Attackers would create unauthorized user accounts or modify existing user permissions, potentially gaining persistent access to the system.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the impact is limited to failed exploitation attempts with no data compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the victim to be authenticated as an administrator and visit a malicious webpage. The exploit is publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement CSRF tokens in the save_users function of admin/user/index.php by adding unique tokens to forms and validating them on submission.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all forms and validate them server-side
Edit admin/user/index.php to include CSRF token generation and validation
Restrict Admin Access
allLimit admin panel access to specific IP addresses or networks
Add IP restrictions in .htaccess or web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict SameSite cookie attributes for session cookies
- Educate administrators to log out after sessions and avoid clicking untrusted links while authenticated
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if admin/user/index.php lacks CSRF token validation in form submissionsCheck Version:
Check the system version in the admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that forms in the admin panel include unique CSRF tokens that are validated on the server📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple user creation/modification requests from same IP without corresponding form submissions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin/user/index.php without Referer headers or with external origins
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/user/index.php" AND method="POST" AND (referer="" OR NOT referer CONTAINS "your-domain.com")