Description

A flaw has been found in Rizwan17 inventory-management-system up to 5e74a46b4b70623d0e4a0c9c4aee3bd1777185d2. This affects an unknown function of the file includes/process.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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  "score": "4.3",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-13T22:17:01.053Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-13T22:17:01.053Z",
  "executiveSummary": "A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Rizwan17 inventory-management-system, affecting all versions up to commit 5e74a46b4b70623d0e4a0c9c4aee3bd1777185d2.\nThe flaw resides within the includes/process.php file, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform unauthorized state-changing actions on behalf of an authenticated user.\nBecause the application lacks adequate anti-CSRF protections, an attacker can trick a legitimate user into executing unwanted actions within the inventory management interface without their knowledge or consent.\nThe risk is elevated due to the availability of public exploit material, increasing the likelihood of successful exploitation.\nSince the project utilizes a rolling release model and has not provided a patch, users are currently exposed to potential unauthorized system modifications.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) located in the includes/process.php component of the Rizwan17 inventory-management-system.\nThe root cause is the absence of unique, unpredictable, and cryptographically secure tokens (anti-CSRF tokens) within the HTTP request processing logic. Consequently, the application fails to verify the origin or the intent of incoming requests, relying solely on ambient browser credentials such as session cookies or stored authentication headers.\nThe attack flow begins when an attacker crafts a malicious web page or email containing an HTML form or a script that triggers an HTTP request to the vulnerable includes/process.php endpoint. When an authenticated user visits the attacker-controlled page, the browser automatically includes the user's session cookies in the forged request.\nBecause the includes/process.php file does not enforce synchronization checks or per-session tokens, it processes the incoming request as a legitimate action initiated by the authenticated user. This allows the attacker to perform administrative tasks, such as modifying inventory records, deleting items, or changing system settings, depending on the privileges of the victim.\nThe vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network and requires no prior authentication on the part of the attacker, provided they can influence an authenticated session holder to trigger the request. The impact is significant, as it effectively bypasses access control mechanisms by utilizing the legitimate session of a victim.\nGiven that the application architecture lacks secondary validation for sensitive state-changing operations, the system is susceptible to automated exploitation. The lack of a formal security response from the project maintainers means that there is no official version update to mitigate this defect at this time."
}