CVE-2024-6901
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Record Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'school' parameter in entry.php. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database records. All deployments of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Record Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data destruction, and potential remote code execution if database permissions allow.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, data manipulation, and potential privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permission restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code is available on GitHub. The vulnerability requires no authentication and has simple exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd proper input validation and parameterized queries to entry.php to sanitize the 'school' parameter.
Modify entry.php to use prepared statements with parameterized queries for all database operations
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'school' parameter.
Add WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL keywords in 'school' parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a firewall and restrict access to trusted IPs only.
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the application server.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the 'school' parameter in entry.php with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test that SQL injection payloads no longer work and that parameterized queries are implemented.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in 'school' parameter
- Unusual database query patterns
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("school" AND ("OR", "UNION", "SELECT", "INSERT", "DELETE"))🔗 References
- https://github.com/netmanzhang/VUL/blob/main/Record-Management-System-04.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271926
- https://vuldb.com/?id.271926
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.375194
- https://github.com/netmanzhang/VUL/blob/main/Record-Management-System-04.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271926
- https://vuldb.com/?id.271926
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.375194
