CVE-2024-44657
📋 TL;DR
PHPGurukul Complaint Management System 2.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the between-date-userreport.php file. Attackers can exploit the fromdate and todate parameters to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. Organizations using this specific version of the complaint management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Complaint Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive complaint data, user information extraction, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via URL parameters requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://phpgurukul.com/complaint-management-sytem
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check vendor website for updated version. 2. If available, download and replace current installation. 3. Test functionality after update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side validation for date parameters to reject malicious input
Modify between-date-userreport.php to validate date format and sanitize input
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Configure WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts on date parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to between-date-userreport.php endpoint using IP whitelisting or authentication
- Disable the vulnerable feature entirely if not required for business operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the fromdate and todate parameters with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Retest with SQL injection payloads after applying fixes to confirm they are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after SQL injection
- Suspicious parameter values in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns
- SQL error messages in HTTP responses
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="*between-date-userreport.php*" AND (param="*fromdate*" OR param="*todate*") AND value="*' OR*" OR value="*;--*" OR value="*UNION*"))