Submit #830894: SourceCodester Online Boat Reservation System 1.0 Broken Access Controlinfo

TitleSourceCodester Online Boat Reservation System 1.0 Broken Access Control
DescriptionA Broken Access Control vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Online Boat Reservation System using PHP 1.0. The application fails to properly enforce authorization checks on administrative endpoints. A low-privileged tourist user can directly access administrative functionality without administrator privileges. An authenticated normal user can access sensitive administrative endpoints such as /boat/admin/index.php and /boat/admin/boatsupdate.php?editid=78 by directly browsing restricted URLs. Furthermore, by manipulating the editid parameter, an attacker can modify boat information without proper authorization. This vulnerability allows unauthorized users to perform privileged actions and tamper with application data.
Source⚠️ https://medium.com/@hemantrajbhati5555/broken-access-control-in-sourcecodester-online-boat-reservation-system-1-0-4ed0380d2222
User Hemant Raj Bhati (UID 95613)
Submission05/15/2026 14:12 (3 months ago)
Moderation06/02/2026 17:44 (18 days later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry367962 [SourceCodester Online Boat Reservation System 1.0 Administrative Endpoint improper authorization]
Points20

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