CVE-2024-7635
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-7635 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Ticket Booking 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate database queries through the registration form. This affects all systems running the vulnerable version of this software, potentially exposing sensitive data. Remote attackers can exploit this without authentication to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Ticket Booking
📦 What is this software?
Simple Ticket Booking by Code Projects
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive user data (names, emails, passwords), potential account takeover, and database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries in place, potentially only error messages exposed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available and targets the registration form parameters (name, email, dob, password, Gender, phone). No authentication required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review the register_insert.php file
2. Replace all direct SQL concatenation with parameterized queries
3. Implement proper input validation and sanitization
4. Test the registration functionality thoroughly
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block malicious requests
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side input validation for registration form fields
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the registration functionality completely if not needed
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from sensitive data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test registration form with SQL injection payloads in name/email/dob/password/Gender/phone fields and observe database errors or unexpected behaviorCheck Version:
Check the software version in admin panel or review source code for version markersVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection attacks on registration form and verify they are blocked or properly handled without database errors📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL syntax in registration requests
- Database error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed registration attempts with special characters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to register_insert.php containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, etc.)
- Unusual patterns in registration traffic
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/register_insert.php" AND (request_body CONTAINS "UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "SELECT" OR request_body CONTAINS "INSERT")