CVE-2024-12969
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Hospital Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the login page. Remote attackers can potentially bypass authentication, access sensitive patient data, or compromise the database server. Any organization using the vulnerable version of this software is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Hospital Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to patient data exfiltration, system takeover, ransomware deployment, or destruction of medical records.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to hospital management system, patient data theft, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, WAF protection, and database user privilege restrictions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub. SQL injection in login page requires no authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updates. 2. If no patch available, implement workarounds. 3. Consider replacing with alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection rules to block exploitation attempts
Input Validation
allAdd parameterized queries and input sanitization to /admin/index.php
Replace raw SQL queries with prepared statements in PHP code
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate system on internal network with no internet access
- Implement strict network segmentation and firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login page with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in username/password fieldsCheck Version:
Check software version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after implementing fixes and verify login fails with malicious input📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL syntax
- Unusual database queries from web server
- Login attempts with special characters like quotes, semicolons
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/index.php with SQL payloads
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/index.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "' OR" OR request_body CONTAINS "UNION SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "--")