CVE-2024-48278
Published: 15 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-48278 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Phpgurukul User Registration \& Login And User Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 46.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-42978
Vulnerability details
Phpgurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System 3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via /edit-profile.php.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CSRF vulnerability in public-facing /edit-profile.php enables exploitation of the web application to perform unauthorized profile modifications on behalf of authenticated users.
Affected Assets
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.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.