CVE-2020-24193
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2020-24193 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the Daily Tracker System 1.0 login function that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication via the email parameter. This affects all users running Sourcecodetester Daily Tracker System 1.0 with default configurations.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sourcecodetester Daily Tracker System
📦 What is this software?
Daily Tracker System by Daily Tracker System Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise allowing attackers to gain administrative access, extract sensitive data, execute arbitrary SQL commands, and potentially achieve remote code execution.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass leading to unauthorized access to the application, data theft, and privilege escalation within the affected system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection, though other vulnerabilities might still exist.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on Exploit-DB (ID 48787), making this easily weaponizable by attackers with minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: http://sourcecodetester.com
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to a different tracking system or implementing custom fixes with parameterized queries and input validation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in login requests
Depends on specific WAF platform
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to reject SQL special characters in email parameter
Custom implementation required
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict access controls
- Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement if compromised
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login endpoint with SQL injection payloads in email parameter (e.g., ' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer bypass authentication and return proper error handling📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL patterns
- Successful logins from unexpected IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to login endpoint containing SQL keywords
- Unusual traffic patterns to authentication endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/login" OR uri="/auth") AND (message="sql" OR message="syntax" OR message="union" OR message="select")