CVE-2024-10700
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in University Event Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the submit.php file. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the database. Organizations using this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- University Event Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive event data, user information, and potential database manipulation or deletion.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or minor data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details publicly available on GitHub, remote attack vector, no authentication required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement parameterized queries and input validation in submit.php.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement strict input validation and sanitization for all parameters in submit.php
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting submit.php parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test submit.php with SQL injection payloads in name/email/title/Year/gender/fromdate/todate/people parametersCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify parameterized queries are implemented and test with SQL injection payloads📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after SQL injection attempts
- Error messages containing SQL syntax in web logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to submit.php with SQL keywords
- Multiple parameter manipulation attempts
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/submit.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "INSERT" OR request_body CONTAINS "DELETE")