CVE-2024-42574

School Management System commit bae5aa was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the medium parameter at attendance.php

Critical · published August 20, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky SQL injection lurking in the School Management System could let attackers access sensitive data with a simple tweak to the URL! 🔥 Think of this vulnerability like a student sneaking into the school's database by altering their attendance record — if the system doesn’t check credentials properly, anyone can modify their grades! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to extract sensitive information, manipulate attendance records, or even gain full administrative access. The consequences could be absolutely devastating for students and staff alike, putting privacy and trust at serious risk!

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability like a student sneaking into the school's database by altering their attendance record — if the system doesn’t check credentials properly, anyone can modify their grades! This SQL injection vulnerability arises from improper input validation in the "medium" parameter of the attendance.php file, allowing malicious SQL code to be executed on the database server.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to extract sensitive information, manipulate attendance records, or even gain full administrative access. The consequences could be absolutely devastating for students and staff alike, putting privacy and trust at serious risk! Immediately patch the School Management System to the latest version to address this vulnerability. Additionally, implement prepared statements and parameterized queries to safeguard against SQL injections in the future. Conduct a security audit of all user input fields as a precaution! You've got this! By taking these steps, you'll help secure the system and protect sensitive data! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00600 · 48.0th percentile
Published
2024-08-20T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 00:00Z
    School Management System commit bae5aa was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the medium parameter at attendance.php
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