CVE-2024-11965
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the email parameter in the password reset function. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content. All users running version 1.0 without proper input validation are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Complaint Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized database access leading to sensitive information disclosure, user account compromise, and potential data manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting SQL execution to read-only operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation vectors.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and parameterized queries manually or migrating to a different system.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation and sanitization for the email parameter in reset-password.php
Edit /user/reset-password.php to implement proper input filtering and use prepared statements
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the reset-password endpoint
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL injection patterns to /user/reset-password.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict network access to the application using firewall rules
- Implement strong database permissions limiting application user to necessary operations only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /user/reset-password.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameterCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and proper input validation is implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed password reset attempts with suspicious email patterns
- Database query errors containing SQL injection payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /user/reset-password.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/user/reset-password.php" AND (email="*' OR *" OR email="*;*" OR email="*--*" OR email="*UNION*" OR email="*SELECT*" OR email="*INSERT*" OR email="*UPDATE*" OR email="*DELETE*")