CVE-2024-1827
📋 TL;DR
This is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Library System 1.0 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the teacher login page. Remote attackers can potentially steal, modify, or delete database contents. All installations of Library System 1.0 with the vulnerable teacher login component are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- code-projects Library System
📦 What is this software?
Library System by Code Projects
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, modification, deletion, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive library data, credential theft, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
🎯 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: None found
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Replace vulnerable login.php with secure version using parameterized queries
2. Implement input validation for username and password fields
3. Apply general SQL injection prevention measures
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests
Disable Teacher Login
linuxTemporarily disable or restrict access to the vulnerable teacher login endpoint
mv Source/librarian/user/teacher/login.php Source/librarian/user/teacher/login.php.disabled
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system
- Deploy intrusion detection systems monitoring for SQL injection patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the teacher login endpoint with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in username/password fieldsCheck Version:
Check application version in documentation or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that parameterized queries are implemented and SQL injection test payloads are rejected📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns
- Successful logins from unexpected IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to login.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*login.php*" AND (message="*sql*" OR message="*syntax*" OR message="*union*"))🔗 References
- https://github.com/jxp98/VulResearch/blob/main/2024/02/3.2Library%20System%20In%20PHP%20-%20SQL%20Injection-teacher_login.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.254615
- https://vuldb.com/?id.254615
- https://github.com/jxp98/VulResearch/blob/main/2024/02/3.2Library%20System%20In%20PHP%20-%20SQL%20Injection-teacher_login.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.254615
- https://vuldb.com/?id.254615
