CVE-2024-40477
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the forgot password functionality. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents, including sensitive resident and administrative data. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive personal information (resident data, medical records), administrative credentials theft, and potential system takeover.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and has publicly available proof-of-concept documentation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/old-age-home-management-system-using-php-and-mysql/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement workarounds or migrate to a different system.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to the forgot-password.php file
Edit /oahms/admin/forgot-password.php to replace raw SQL with prepared statements
Disable Vulnerable Endpoint
allTemporarily disable or restrict access to the vulnerable forgot password functionality
Rename forgot-password.php to forgot-password.php.disabled
Add authentication requirement to access the page
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules
- Restrict network access to the admin interface using IP whitelisting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /oahms/admin/forgot-password.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the email parameterCheck Version:
Check system documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and that parameterized queries are implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed password reset attempts with SQL syntax
- Admin login attempts from unexpected IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /oahms/admin/forgot-password.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/oahms/admin/forgot-password.php" AND (param="email" AND value CONTAINS "' OR ")