CVE-2024-42579: Warehouse Inventory System · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should implement anti-CSRF tokens in all state-changing requests, especially in add_group.php and similar components. Validating the HTTP Referer or Origin headers can provide additional protection against unauthorized requests. Enforcing strict access controls and role-based permissions limits the impact of any successful CSRF attack. Network segmentation and restricting access to the Warehouse Inventory System to trusted internal networks reduce exposure. Monitoring logs for unusual group modification activities can help detect exploitation attempts. Since no official patches are available, organizations should consider applying virtual patching via web application firewalls (WAFs) configured to block suspicious CSRF patterns. Educating users about phishing and social engineering risks can reduce the likelihood of successful user interaction-based attacks. Finally, organizations should stay alert for vendor updates or security advisories providing official fixes.
Description
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the component add_group.php of Warehouse Inventory System v2.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges.