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Employee Task Management SystemApplication · Oretnom23

CVE-2024-2570

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /edit-task.php. The manipulation leads to execution after redirect. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-257073 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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 confidence

A critical vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0's /edit-task.php where manipulation of input leads to execution after redirect. The open redirect or header injection allows attackers to potentially execute malicious code or bypass security controls through crafted redirect URLs.

MitigationSanitize and validate all redirect parameters in edit-task.php, implement allowlists for redirect targets, and ensure proper header sanitization to prevent header injection attacks.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Employee Task Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Employee Task Management System installation
    Locate the web application directory and verify edit-task.php exists. Common paths include /var/www/html/ or C:\xampp\htdocs\ on Windows. Search for edit-task.php using: find /var/www/html/ -name 'edit-task.php' or dir /s /b edit-task.php
    Affected if The file edit-task.php exists in the web application root or subdirectory
  2. Verify the exact version installed
    Check for a version file, readme, or footer in the application. Common locations: version.php, readme.txt, or examine the main index.php for version strings. Compare against version 1.0
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (Oretnom23 Employee Task Management System)
  3. Inspect edit-task.php for redirect logic
    Open edit-task.php in a text editor or use: cat edit-task.php | grep -i 'redirect\|header\|location\|url' to find redirect-related code patterns
    Affected if The file contains code that handles redirect or location header parameters without sanitization
  4. Check for vulnerable redirect parameter
    Examine the edit-task.php source code for parameters used in redirect logic (such as 'redirect', 'url', 'next', or 'target'). Look for $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST usage in redirect/header functions
    Affected if The file processes user-controlled input in header() or similar redirect functions without validation
  5. Determine application accessibility
    Verify the web application is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS. Attempt to access the edit-task.php page directly via browser or curl: curl -I http://[your-server]/edit-task.php
    Affected if The vulnerable page is reachable from a network perspective (authenticated or unauthenticated)

You are affected if you run Employee Task Management System version 1.0 with edit-task.php accessible and containing unsanitized redirect/header parameters that accept user-controlled input.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Sanitize and validate all redirect parameters in edit-task.php, implement allowlists for redirect targets, and ensure proper header sanitization to prevent header injection attacks.

Fix this in Employee Task Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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