CVE-2024-5357
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Zoo Management System 2.1 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the email parameter in the forgot password functionality. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database contents. All users running version 2.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PHPGurukul Zoo Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, or system takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, credential theft, and potential administrative access to the system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting query execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available, making this easily exploitable by attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the email parameter in forgot-password.php
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the forgot password endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /admin/forgot-password.php using network controls or authentication
- Implement database user with minimal privileges for the application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /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 proper input validation is implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed password reset attempts with suspicious email patterns
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP POST requests to /admin/forgot-password.php
SIEM Query:
web_requests WHERE url_path CONTAINS '/admin/forgot-password.php' AND (request_body CONTAINS 'UNION' OR request_body CONTAINS 'SELECT' OR request_body CONTAINS 'OR 1=1')🔗 References
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.266269
- https://vuldb.com/?id.266269
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.343372
- https://www.yuque.com/yuqueyonghunhj6tg/ygf5oy/wzxsew2dfb84l3lo
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.266269
- https://vuldb.com/?id.266269
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.343372
- https://www.yuque.com/yuqueyonghunhj6tg/ygf5oy/wzxsew2dfb84l3lo
