CVE-2024-2482Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Password enumeration via distinct comparison responses

Published Mar 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Observable response discrepancy in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate stored passwords. The unauthenticated check_availability.php handler queries all stored password values for the supplied oldpassword value and returns distinct match or nonmatch text. Repeated guesses reveal whether a password exists in any account, but the response does not identify which account uses it.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Observable response discrepancy in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate stored passwords. The unauthenticated check_availability.php handler queries all stored password values for the supplied oldpassword value and returns distinct match or nonmatch text. Repeated guesses reveal whether a password exists in any account, but the response does not identify which account uses it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2482
Published
Mar 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Surya2Developer
Product
Hostel Management System
Classifications
CWE-204, T1110.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Surya2Developer · Hostel Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

2.6VulDBAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.7VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-204Observable Response Discrepancy
T1110.001Password Guessing

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