| Title | SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System using PHP with Source Code 1.0 Missing Authentication |
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| Description | The application exposes a user creation endpoint, saveuser.php, that does not enforce server-side authentication or authorization. By deleting the session cookie or otherwise sending the request without a valid authenticated session, an attacker can still submit a crafted request, modify the position parameter, and create a new account with administrative privileges.
The backend endpoint saveuser.php accepts user-supplied role data without validating whether the current session is authenticated or authorized to create administrator accounts. The page-level control in sidebar.php only checks whether a user is logged in at the UI level, not whether the request is allowed at the backend.
As a result, the application trusts a client-controlled field for privilege assignment. |
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| Source | ⚠️ https://github.com/tan1540684326-QAQ/cve/issues/1 |
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| User | LiuHeQi (UID 99807) |
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| Submission | 07/27/2026 10:22 (1 month ago) |
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| Moderation | 09/06/2026 17:55 (1 month later) |
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| Status | Accepted |
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| VulDB entry | 399454 [SourceCodester Simple Traffic Offense System 1.0 User Creation saveuser.php position missing authentication] |
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| Points | 20 |
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