CVE-2024-8470CWE-89

SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal

Critical · published September 5, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A single crafted query sent through a vulnerable CATEGORY parameter could expose all your sensitive data — it’s like handing a stranger a key to your entire office! 🔥 Think of it as a restaurant where a customer has the ability to ask the chef for any recipe they're curious about. If the chef has a slip-up and reveals the entire menu instead, that’s a recipe for disaster! An attacker could exploit this SQL injection flaw to retrieve all information stored within your database, including personal and sensitive data. This could lead to severe data breaches, reputational damage, and hefty fines. The stakes are high, and leaving this unpatched could result in absolutely devastating consequences!

Put simply

Think of it as a restaurant where a customer has the ability to ask the chef for any recipe they're curious about. If the chef has a slip-up and reveals the entire menu instead, that’s a recipe for disaster! This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate the CATEGORY parameter in the /jobportal/admin/vacancy/controller.php file, enabling unauthorized access to database content by sending malicious queries.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this SQL injection flaw to retrieve all information stored within your database, including personal and sensitive data. This could lead to severe data breaches, reputational damage, and hefty fines. The stakes are high, and leaving this unpatched could result in absolutely devastating consequences! Patch your application immediately to a secure version that fixes this vulnerability. Review all input validation mechanisms for similar flaws, and consider employing prepared statements to safeguard against SQL injection attacks. Regularly audit your codebase for security vulnerabilities, too! You've got this! Act now and you’ll have your defenses up in no time! 🛡️

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
0.00464 · 39.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2024-09-05T12:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 SEP 12:56Z
    SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal
    cvelistv5