CVE-2024-28613
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in PHP Task Management System v1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the task_id parameter. Attackers can escalate privileges, access sensitive data, and potentially compromise the entire database. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHP Task Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation to admin, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive task and user data, privilege escalation to modify or delete tasks, and potential access to other database tables.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple SQL injection via URL parameter manipulation. Public proof-of-concept available in GitHub repository.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement parameterized queries and input validation in task-details.php and edit-task.php files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd input validation to ensure task_id parameter contains only numeric values
// In PHP: if(!is_numeric($_GET['task_id'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection rules to block malicious requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all database queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test with SQL injection payloads like: task-details.php?task_id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check PHP Task Management System version in source code or documentationVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same payloads and verify they are rejected or properly handled📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after task_id manipulation
- Database queries with suspicious patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in task_id parameter
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
search 'task_id' AND ('OR' OR 'UNION' OR 'SELECT' OR '--') in web logs🔗 References
- https://github.com/hakkitoklu/hunt/blob/main/PHP%20Task%20Management%20System/sqli.md
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/17217/employee-management-system-php-and-mysql-free-download.html
- https://github.com/hakkitoklu/hunt/blob/main/PHP%20Task%20Management%20System/sqli.md
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/17217/employee-management-system-php-and-mysql-free-download.html
