CVE-2024-2529
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was found in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/rooms.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-256966 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in /admin/rooms.php allows remote attackers to upload malicious files (likely web shells) without proper validation of file types, sizes, or content. This can lead to remote code execution on the server.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the application is installedIdentify if the Magesh K21 Online College Event Hall Reservation System is deployed on the server by checking for the presence of typical application files or directories associated with this system.Affected if The application is present on the server.
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Verify the installed versionLocate and inspect version information for the Magesh K21 Online College Event Hall Reservation System. Compare your installed version to the affected range (version 1.0).Affected if The installed version is 1.0.
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Locate the vulnerable PHP fileCheck for the existence of /admin/rooms.php in the web root directory of the application.Affected if The file /admin/rooms.php exists on the server.
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Check if upload functionality is accessibleVerify that the /admin/rooms.php endpoint is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS requests and does not require authentication, or test the upload functionality if credentials are available.Affected if The upload endpoint in rooms.php is accessible without proper authentication or validation controls.
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Inspect upload directories for suspicious filesSearch the application for directories where file uploads may be stored. Examine these directories for unexpected PHP files, shell scripts, or other potentially malicious uploaded content.Affected if Unexpected executable files (especially PHP shells) are found in upload directories.
The environment is affected if the Magesh K21 Online College Event Hall Reservation System version 1.0 is installed and the /admin/rooms.php file exists with an accessible, unrestricted file upload mechanism.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict server-side file validation (magic bytes, MIME type, extension allowlist) for uploads in rooms.php, or disable the upload functionality until a vendor patch is available. Restrict upload directory execution permissions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-2529 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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