CVE-2024-44632
📋 TL;DR
PHPGurukul Student Record System 3.20 contains SQL injection vulnerabilities in the password recovery functionality. Attackers can manipulate the id and emailid parameters in password-recovery.php to execute arbitrary SQL commands. Organizations using this specific version of the student record system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Student Record System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise allowing data exfiltration, modification, or deletion of student records, potentially leading to authentication bypass and system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive student data including personal information, grades, and contact details.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting query execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via GET/POST parameters requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/student-record-system-php
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updated version
2. If available, download and replace vulnerable files
3. Test password recovery functionality after update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries and input validation to password-recovery.php
Edit password-recovery.php to use prepared statements with PDO or mysqli
Temporary Access Restriction
allDisable or restrict access to password recovery functionality
Add authentication requirement or IP restriction to password-recovery.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
- Restrict database user permissions to SELECT only for the application account
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test password-recovery.php with SQL injection payloads in id and emailid parametersCheck Version:
Check system version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection after applying fixes and confirm error-free responses📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed password recovery attempts with suspicious parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to password-recovery.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR 1=1
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*password-recovery.php*" AND (param="*UNION*" OR param="*SELECT*" OR param="*OR 1=1*")