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CVE-2021-44582: A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0, which a...

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0, which allows a remote malicious user to gain elevated privileges to the Admin role via any URL.

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Plain-English summary

This CVE describes a remote privilege escalation in Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0. A user may be able to gain Admin-level access by reaching privileged URLs. For a money-transfer application, that could expose sensitive operations if the software is deployed and reachable.

Executive priority

Prioritize quickly if this system is deployed for real transactions or exposed externally. The business concern is unauthorized administrative access, but urgency depends on confirmed deployment because the source bundle lacks severity scoring and exploitation evidence.

Technical view

The public record describes a forced-browsing style access-control weakness in Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0. The issue allows elevation to the Admin role through URL access. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE classification, patch details, or complete affected-version metadata.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations that deployed Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0, especially if accessible from the internet or untrusted networks.

Exploitation context

CISA KEV is false in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. A public GitHub reference exists, so defenders should assume technical details may be available publicly without treating that as confirmed exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence is sparse: the CVE record names the product and behavior, while the bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, fixed version, and vendor mitigation details. Treat the GitHub reference as public technical context, not proof of exploitation.

Mitigation direction

  • Check Sourcecodester and project guidance for any maintained fix or updated release.
  • Restrict application access to trusted networks until authorization behavior is verified.
  • Enforce server-side authorization checks on all administrative routes.
  • Review admin account creation, role changes, and privileged activity logs.
  • Consider retiring or replacing the application if no maintained fix exists.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether Sourcecodester Money Transfer Management System 1.0 is deployed anywhere.
  • Identify whether the application is internet-accessible or exposed to untrusted users.
  • Review administrative routes for server-side role enforcement.
  • Test authorization using non-admin accounts without attempting destructive actions.
  • Check logs for unexpected admin access or role changes.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
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3Source links

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