CVE-2024-46376
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 · uneditedBest House Rental Management System 1.0 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the update_account() function of the file rental/admin_class.php.
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 confidenceBest House Rental Management System 1.0 has an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the update_account() function in rental/admin_class.php. This allows unauthenticated or authenticated attackers to upload malicious files (e.g., PHP shells) to the server, potentially achieving remote code execution and complete system compromise.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Best House Rental Management System is installedLocate the rental/admin_class.php file in the web application directory structureAffected if The file rental/admin_class.php exists on the server, indicating the vulnerable application is present
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Check if update_account() function handles file uploadsInspect the update_account() function in rental/admin_class.php and look for file upload handling code (e.g., $_FILES, move_uploaded_file, or similar file transfer functions)Affected if The update_account() function contains file upload logic without proper file type/extension validation
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Verify absence of file validation in upload logicReview the file upload code within update_account() for validation checks such as mime_content_type(), getimagesize(), finfo_file(), or extension allowlistsAffected if No file validation (extension check, MIME type check, content validation) is performed before file move operations
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Check webroot for uploaded filesSearch publicly accessible directories (e.g., /assets/uploads/, /images/, /uploads/, /dist/, or similar) for executable file types (.php, .phtml, .php5, .exe, .sh)Affected if Executable or script files exist in web-accessible directories that were not part of the original installation
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Confirm application accessibilityVerify whether the rental/admin_class.php or associated upload functionality is accessible without authentication or from unauthenticated network positionsAffected if The update_account() function can be invoked without proper authentication
A user is affected if they are running Best House Rental Management System version 1.0 with the rental/admin_class.php file present and the update_account() function contains file upload code lacking proper validation checks.
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 type validation using an allowlist approach, validate file MIME types and extensions, rename uploaded files, and store uploads outside the web root or with non-executable permissions.
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- Review / QA2.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-46376 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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