CVE-2024-27715
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 · uneditedAn issue in Eskooly Free Online School management Software v.3.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted request to the Password Change mechanism.
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 confidenceEskooly Free Online School Management Software versions 3.0 and earlier contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the password change functionality. A remote attacker can submit crafted requests to the password change mechanism to elevate their account privileges, likely due to missing or improper authorization validation when changing passwords for other users.
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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<= 3.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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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Identify the installed Eskooly versionLocate the application version in the software documentation, admin panel, or footer/branding area. Check the source code if accessible for a version identifier or release notes file.Affected if The installed version is 3.0 or earlier.
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Locate the password change functionalityAccess the user account or profile settings area of the web application. Identify the endpoint or form used for password changes (typically found in user profile, settings, or account management sections).Affected if The password change feature exists and is accessible to users.
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Verify authorization controls on password changeAttempt to change the password of a different user account (e.g., using a low-privilege user account to change another user's password). Observe whether the application rejects the request or allows the change without proper admin authorization.Affected if Users can modify other users' passwords without proper authorization validation, indicating the privilege escalation flaw exists.
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Check for role-based access enforcementExamine the password change request handling code or network requests. Determine whether the application validates that the requesting user has permission to change the target user's password, or if it allows any authenticated user to change any account's password.Affected if The application lacks role-based checks and permits unauthorized password modifications.
A user is affected if they are running Eskooly version 3.0 or earlier AND the password change functionality allows users to modify other users' passwords without proper authorization validation.
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 role-based access control (RBAC) checks to verify the requesting user has permission to modify the target user's password, and validate that users can only change their own passwords unless explicitly authorized.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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