CVE-2024-24101
📋 TL;DR
Scholars Tracking System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Eligibility Information Update functionality that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects all deployments of this specific software version. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete database contents.
💻 Affected Systems
- Code-projects Scholars Tracking System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, or full system takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive student/scholar data, potential privilege escalation, and database manipulation
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection in Eligibility Information Update feature; requires some level of access but exploit is straightforward
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to a different system or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allImplement proper input validation and use parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database operations
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection detection rules to block malicious requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall with strict access controls
- Implement database user with minimal necessary permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the Eligibility Information Update functionality with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that parameterized queries are implemented and SQL injection attempts are rejected📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web application
- SQL syntax errors in application logs
- Multiple failed eligibility update attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords to eligibility update endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*eligibility*" AND (query="*SELECT*" OR query="*UNION*" OR query="*OR*"))