VulnerabilityPublished 17 Dec 2024Updated 18 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-55058: PHPGurukul Online Birth Certificate System · Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Dec 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Implement strict server-side authorization checks to validate that the authenticated user is authorized to access the requested viewid resource before returning any data.
Employ access control mechanisms such as role-based access control (RBAC) or attribute-based access control (ABAC) to enforce least privilege principles.
Avoid relying solely on user-supplied identifiers in URLs for sensitive data retrieval; consider using opaque tokens or session-based references.
Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing focusing on IDOR and access control vulnerabilities.
Monitor logs for suspicious access patterns indicating attempts to enumerate or access unauthorized records.
If possible, apply patches or updates from the vendor once available.
Educate users about the importance of safeguarding credentials to prevent exploitation by unauthorized parties.
Consider implementing rate limiting or anomaly detection to detect and block automated attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

Description

An insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability was discovered in PHPGurukul Online Birth Certificate System v1.0. This vulnerability resides in the viewid parameter of /user/view-application-detail.php. Authenticated users can exploit this flaw by manipulating the viewid parameter in the URL to access sensitive birth certificate details of other users without proper authorization checks.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-55058 is unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information, specifically birth certificate details. This can lead to privacy breaches and facilitate identity theft or fraud. Organizations operating the affected PHPGurukul Online Birth Certificate System risk reputational damage, legal consequences under data protection regulations, and loss of public trust. Since the vulnerability requires authentication but no user interaction, insider threats or compromised user accounts can be leveraged to exploit this flaw. The scope is limited to confidentiality; integrity and availability are not affected. Although no known exploits exist in the wild, the ease of exploitation due to low complexity and network accessibility means attackers with valid credentials can readily abuse this vulnerability. The impact is especially critical for government agencies and registries managing vital records, where data confidentiality is paramount.

CWE-706Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2021: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Attack patterns
Redirect Access to Libraries (opens in a new tab)
Create files with the same name as files protected with a higher classification (opens in a new tab)
Passing Local Filenames to Functions That Expect a URL (opens in a new tab)
DLL Side-Loading (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/SCR-athif/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2024-55058 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Feb 2026, 23:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-706

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