CVE-2024-10967
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in E-Health Care System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'id' parameter in the delete_user_appointment_request.php file. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects E-Health Care System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including patient health records, appointment data, user credentials, and potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive patient data, appointment manipulation, and potential data exfiltration or destruction.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates 2. Apply any available patches 3. Test functionality after patching
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to ensure 'id' parameter contains only numeric values
Modify /Doctor/delete_user_appointment_request.php to validate $_GET['id'] or $_POST['id'] is numeric
WAF Rule
allImplement web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns
Add WAF rule: Detect and block SQL injection patterns in URL parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in the affected PHP file
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required and implement network segmentation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /Doctor/delete_user_appointment_request.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the 'id' parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed delete requests with malformed parameters
- Requests to delete_user_appointment_request.php with non-numeric ID values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in URL parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server.log" AND ("delete_user_appointment_request.php" AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "INSERT" OR "DELETE" OR "DROP"))