CVE-2024-3089 in Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal
Summary
by MITRE • 03/30/2024
A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/manage-ambulance.php of the component Manage Ambulance Page. The manipulation of the argument del leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-258682 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/10/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-3089 represents a critical cross-site request forgery flaw within the PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal version 1.0. This security weakness resides in the administrative component specifically within the manage-ambulance.php file, where the del parameter becomes a vector for malicious exploitation. The vulnerability classification aligns with CWE-352, which defines cross-site request forgery as a condition where an attacker tricks a victim into performing actions they did not intend to execute. The attack requires no authentication from the victim, making it particularly dangerous as it can be initiated remotely through various attack vectors including malicious web pages or email attachments that contain crafted requests to the vulnerable application.
The technical implementation of this CSRF vulnerability stems from the absence of proper request validation mechanisms within the administrative interface. When an administrator performs operations related to ambulance management, the application fails to implement anti-CSRF tokens or other protective measures that would validate the authenticity of requests originating from legitimate administrative sessions. The del parameter, which likely controls deletion operations for ambulance records, can be manipulated by attackers to execute unauthorized administrative actions without proper authorization. This flaw demonstrates a fundamental weakness in the application's security architecture where state-changing operations lack sufficient validation to ensure they originate from legitimate administrative users. The vulnerability's remote exploitability means that attackers can potentially compromise the system from external networks without requiring physical access or local system privileges.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation, potentially allowing attackers to completely compromise the administrative functionality of the ambulance portal system. An attacker could delete critical ambulance records, modify service availability, or potentially gain deeper access to the system through cascading effects of unauthorized administrative actions. The disclosed exploit status and assigned VDB-258682 identifier indicate that this vulnerability has already been made public, increasing the risk of active exploitation by threat actors who may be targeting healthcare infrastructure systems. The emergency ambulance portal represents a critical infrastructure component where such vulnerabilities could have severe consequences, potentially affecting emergency response capabilities and patient care delivery. This type of vulnerability particularly concerns security professionals due to the healthcare sector's increased exposure to cyber threats and the potential for exploitation to disrupt essential services.
Organizations utilizing this vulnerable system should implement immediate mitigations including the deployment of anti-CSRF tokens for all administrative operations, implementation of proper request origin validation, and enforcement of session management controls. The solution approach should follow established security frameworks such as the OWASP Top Ten and NIST cybersecurity guidelines for preventing CSRF attacks. Security teams should also consider implementing web application firewalls with CSRF protection capabilities, regular security assessments of administrative interfaces, and comprehensive monitoring of administrative activities for suspicious patterns. The vulnerability highlights the importance of proper input validation and the necessity of implementing robust authentication and authorization mechanisms for all administrative functions. Additionally, regular security updates and patch management processes should be enforced to prevent similar vulnerabilities from being introduced through outdated code components or unaddressed security flaws in legacy systems.