CVE-2024-24141
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-24141 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the School Task Manager App 1.0 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'task' parameter. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of this application, potentially leading to complete database compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sourcecodester School Task Manager App
📦 What is this software?
School Task Manager by Remyandrade
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction, including sensitive student/teacher information, grades, and personal data stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public proof-of-concept available on GitHub demonstrates exploitation. SQL injection via URL parameter requires minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Unknown
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider replacing with alternative software or implementing custom fixes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement server-side input validation and sanitization for the 'task' parameter
Modify PHP code to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $task_id);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to block requests containing SQL keywords in 'task' parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the application behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the 'task' parameter with SQL injection payloads like: /page.php?task=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application files for version information or README documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads after implementing parameterized queries; should return error or no data📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
- Unusual database queries from application user
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords in URL parameters
- Unusual database port traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source=web_logs AND (url="*task=*'*" OR url="*task=*%27*")