CVE-2024-31502
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 Insurance Management System v.1.0.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted POST request to /admin/core/new_staff.
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 confidenceThe Insurance Management System version 1.0.0 and prior contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the staff creation endpoint at /admin/core/new_staff. A remote attacker can send a crafted POST request to create administrative accounts or elevate their privileges without proper authorization checks, effectively gaining unauthorized access to administrative functions.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 Insurance Management System versionLocate the application installation and check the version file or metadata. Common locations include: version info in the application header, a VERSION file in the installation directory, or the version displayed in the application's about/admin panel. Compare your installed version to the affected range: 1.0.0 and prior.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.0 or any version prior to 1.0.0.
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Verify the vulnerable endpoint existsConfirm the application has the /admin/core/new_staff endpoint available by checking the application's URL routing configuration, web server logs, or by attempting to access the endpoint via HTTP request (if authorized). Inspect the application's routing or URL mapping files for this path.Affected if The /admin/core/new_staff endpoint is present and accessible in the application.
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Check for missing or weak authorization on staff creationReview the server-side code handling the /admin/core/new_staff endpoint. Look for role validation logic, permission checks, or session verification before allowing staff account creation. Search for authorization decorators, role checks, or access control middleware on this endpoint.Affected if No role-based access control (RBAC) or authorization validation exists in the code handling this endpoint, or the checks can be bypassed.
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Inspect for unauthorized admin accountsQuery the system's user or staff account database/table to enumerate all accounts with administrative privileges. Compare against expected legitimate admin accounts documented in your system records.Affected if Unexpected or undocumented administrative accounts exist in the system.
You are affected if you run Insurance Management System version 1.0.0 or prior, the /admin/core/new_staff endpoint exists in your deployment, and no proper authorization controls are enforced on that endpoint.
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 proper role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization validation on the /admin/core/new_staff endpoint to ensure only authenticated administrators with appropriate permissions can create new staff accounts. Add server-side validation of user roles before processing staff creation requests.
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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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