CVE-2024-34221Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Privilege escalation via unguarded position editor

Published May 13, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Incorrect permissions in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0 allow remote authenticated users to add job positions. The /hrm/controller/ccity.php positionedit endpoint accepts an employee-level request for an administrator-only position-management operation without enforcing the role boundary. A normal account is required, and successful exploitation changes the application's position master data through functionality reserved for administrators.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permissions in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0 allow remote authenticated users to add job positions. The /hrm/controller/ccity.php positionedit endpoint accepts an employee-level request for an administrator-only position-management operation without enforcing the role boundary. A normal account is required, and successful exploitation changes the application's position master data through functionality reserved for administrators.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34221
Published
May 13, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
Product
Human Resource Management System
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Online Computer and Laptop Store Project · Human Resource Management Systemversion=0 <=1.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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