CVE-2024-5093
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by manipulating username/password parameters in login.php. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system. All deployments of version 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise including database takeover, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass leading to unauthorized administrative access, data manipulation, and potential lateral movement within the network.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, WAF protection, and network segmentation preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code is available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation vectors.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check SourceCodester website for updates
2. If no patch available, implement workarounds
3. Consider migrating to alternative software
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement parameterized queries and input validation in login.php
Modify login.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? AND password = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('ss', $username, $password);
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns at the WAF level
Add WAF rule: SecRule ARGS "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQL Injection Attempt'"
Block patterns: UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, --, #, ;, '
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement if compromised
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login.php with SQL injection payloads like: username=admin' OR '1'='1&password=anythingCheck Version:
Check system documentation or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection payloads and verify they are rejected or sanitized📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL patterns
- Successful logins from unusual IP addresses
- Database error logs showing SQL syntax errors
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to login.php containing SQL keywords
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/login.php" AND (request CONTAINS "UNION" OR request CONTAINS "OR 1=1" OR request CONTAINS "--" OR request CONTAINS "#")🔗 References
- https://github.com/BurakSevben/CVEs/blob/main/House%20Rental%20Management%20System/House%20Rental%20Management%20System%20-%20Authentication%20Bypass.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.265072
- https://vuldb.com/?id.265072
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.335712
- https://github.com/BurakSevben/CVEs/blob/main/House%20Rental%20Management%20System/House%20Rental%20Management%20System%20-%20Authentication%20Bypass.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.265072
- https://vuldb.com/?id.265072
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.335712
