CVE-2024-2577: A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0 and classified as critica

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-2577 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting employee task management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /update-employee.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257080.

Why this priority

High severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 48%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-639
Published	2024-03-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: oretnom23

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-03-18 03:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:24 UTCUpdated Record last modified

oretnom23 employee task management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy employee-task-management-system || rpm -q employee-task-management-system || employee-task-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison employee-task-management-system sudo apt install employee-task-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold employee-task-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list employee-task-management-system sudo dnf downgrade employee-task-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add employee-task-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-2577?

employee task management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-2577 being exploited?

CVE-2024-2577 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-2577 affect?

CVE-2024-2577 affects employee task management system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /update-employee.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to au

How urgent is CVE-2024-2577?

Priority 44/100. High severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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References

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