CVE-2024-6830
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Inventory Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the order_id parameter in action.php. Remote attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data including user credentials and inventory information. All deployments of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Simple Inventory Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chaining.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data, customer information, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or partial data exposure.
🎯 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:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative inventory management systems or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd parameterized queries and input validation to the order_id parameter in action.php
Modify action.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM orders WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $order_id);
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the order_id parameter
Add WAF rule: SecRule ARGS:order_id "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the vulnerable application
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the order_id parameter in action.php with SQL injection payloads like: action.php?order_id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check the software version in the application's admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with the same payloads and verify no SQL errors or unexpected data is returned📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed order_id parameter requests
- Suspicious order_id values containing SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to action.php with SQL injection patterns in parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*action.php*" AND (param="*order_id*' OR*" OR param="*order_id* UNION*" OR param="*order_id* SELECT*")