CVE-2024-25305
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-25305 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Code-projects Simple School Management System 1.0 that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access by manipulating username and password parameters at School/index.php. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 of this software. Attackers can bypass login controls to access administrative functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Code-projects Simple School Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise allowing attackers to access, modify, or delete student records, grades, financial data, and administrative controls, potentially leading to data theft, system destruction, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive student and staff information, grade manipulation, and potential data exfiltration of personal identifiable information (PII).
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, strong access controls, and monitoring that would detect unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires no authentication and can be performed with simple HTTP requests. Public proof-of-concept demonstrates the bypass technique.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative school management software or implementing custom security fixes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block suspicious authentication attempts and parameter manipulation at School/index.php
Authentication Layer Enhancement
allAdd additional authentication checks or implement multi-factor authentication
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system on a segmented network with strict access controls
- Implement network-level authentication proxy that validates all requests before reaching the vulnerable endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to access School/index.php with manipulated username/password parameters or use the public PoC to test authentication bypassCheck Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test authentication bypass attempts; successful login should only occur with valid credentials after remediation📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- Unusual parameter values in authentication requests
- Access to School/index.php with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to School/index.php with manipulated parameters
- Unusual authentication patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/School/index.php" AND (param_username!="" OR param_password!="") AND status=200🔗 References
- https://github.com/tubakvgc/CVEs/blob/main/Simple%20School%20Management%20System/Simple%20School%20Managment%20System%20-%20Authentication%20Bypass.md
- https://github.com/tubakvgc/CVEs/blob/main/Simple%20School%20Management%20System/Simple%20School%20Managment%20System%20-%20Authentication%20Bypass.md
