CVE-2024-6966
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-6966 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the login.php file of itsourcecode Online Blood Bank Management System 1.0. Attackers can manipulate user/pass parameters to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the entire database. This affects all deployments of version 1.0 of this blood bank management software.
💻 Affected Systems
- itsourcecode Online Blood Bank Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including exfiltration of sensitive medical data (patient records, blood types, donor information), authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution on the underlying server.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to the blood bank system, data theft of donor/patient information, and potential manipulation of blood inventory records.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages returned.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection in login.php suggests straightforward exploitation via crafted user/pass parameters.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None found
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative blood bank management software or implementing custom fixes with proper input validation and parameterized queries.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection rules to block exploitation attempts
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize user/pass parameters before SQL processing
// PHP example: use prepared statements
$stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? AND password = ?');
$stmt->bind_param('ss', $username, $password);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system on a segmented network with strict access controls
- Implement database-level protections: use least privilege accounts, enable query logging, and regularly audit database access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login.php with SQL injection payloads in user/pass parameters (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) and observe database errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check the software version in the application interface or review source code files for version identifiersVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, test with the same SQL injection payloads and verify they are rejected or properly handled without database errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL-like patterns
- Login attempts from unexpected IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to login.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in parameters
- Abnormal database query patterns from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/login.php" AND (user="*OR*" OR pass="*OR*" OR user="*UNION*" OR pass="*UNION*")