Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-42773

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 22 August 2024

Published
22 August 2024
Modified
30 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0032 55.6th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-42773 is a critical-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Jayesh Hotel Management System. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 44.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in /admin/edit_room_controller.php in Kashipara Hotel Management System v1.0, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to edit the valid hotel room entries in the administrator section.

CWE(s)
CWE-863

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.
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Why these techniques?

The incorrect access control vulnerability in the public-facing web application (Kashipara Hotel Management System) enables unauthenticated exploitation (T1190) and facilitates unauthorized stored data manipulation (T1565.001) by allowing attackers to edit administrator room entries.

Affected Assets

jayesh
hotel management system
1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-863

Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.

AC-13 Supervision and Review — Access Control
addresses: CWE-863

Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.

AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes
addresses: CWE-863

Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.

AC-17 Remote Access
addresses: CWE-863

The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.

AC-18 Wireless Access
addresses: CWE-863

Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.

AC-19 Access Control for Mobile Devices
addresses: CWE-863

Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.

AC-2 Account Management
addresses: CWE-863

Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.

AC-20 Use of External Systems
addresses: CWE-863

Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.

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