CVE-2024-28322
📋 TL;DR
This is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in PuneethReddyHC Event Management 1.0 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the event_id parameter in POST requests to /event-management-master/backend/register.php. Attackers can potentially read, modify, or delete database contents, and in worst cases gain full system control. All deployments of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PuneethReddyHC Event Management
📦 What is this software?
Event Management by Puneethreddyhc
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Database information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to the event management system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and web application firewall rules blocking SQL injection patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details are available on Packet Storm Security and GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and can be exploited with simple HTTP POST requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch is available. Implement parameterized queries in register.php to properly sanitize the event_id parameter input.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation to ensure event_id contains only expected characters (numbers) and reject malformed input.
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the /event-management-master/backend/register.php endpoint.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block external access to /event-management-master/backend/register.php via network firewall or web server configuration
- Implement strict input validation at the application level to reject any event_id parameter containing SQL keywords or special characters
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by sending a POST request to /event-management-master/backend/register.php with event_id parameter containing SQL injection payload like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in documentation or configuration files; this affects specifically version 1.0Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or are rejected entirely📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /event-management-master/backend/register.php containing SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns or errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic with SQL injection patterns in POST body to the vulnerable endpoint
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND uri_path="/event-management-master/backend/register.php" AND (http_method="POST" AND (param_event_id CONTAINS "'" OR param_event_id CONTAINS "OR" OR param_event_id CONTAINS "UNION"))