CVE-2024-48282
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul's User Registration & Login System allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the password recovery page. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All users running version 3.2 of this software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including user credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation to admin, and potential server takeover via SQL commands.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user data, password hash extraction, and potential authentication bypass.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, though SQL injection attempts would still be logged.
🎯 Exploit Status
The GitHub reference contains detailed exploitation steps. Attack requires only HTTP POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Unknown
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Parameterized Queries
allModify /password-recovery.php to use prepared statements and validate the femail parameter
Replace vulnerable SQL queries with parameterized queries using PDO or mysqli prepared statements
WAF Rule Implementation
allAdd web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns
Add rule to block requests containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP in femail parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the password recovery functionality entirely if not needed
- Implement IP-based access restrictions to /password-recovery.php endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Send a POST request to /password-recovery.php with femail parameter containing SQL injection payload like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with SQL injection payloads and verify they are rejected or properly sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /password-recovery.php with SQL keywords in parameters
- Multiple failed password recovery attempts from same IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests containing SQL injection patterns in femail parameter
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/password-recovery.php" AND (method="POST") AND (param="*UNION*" OR param="*SELECT*" OR param="*INSERT*" OR param="*' OR '*")