CVE-2024-0494
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Kashipara Billing Software 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file material_bill.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument itemtypeid leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250599.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Kashipara Billing Software 1.0's material_bill.php file via the itemtypeid POST parameter, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries into the database.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify installed product is Kashipara Billing SoftwareLocate and inspect any version files, headers, or admin panels that display the software version. Check the application documentation or footer for version information.Affected if The software is Kashipara Billing Software version 1.0 exactly.
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Confirm material_bill.php exists in deploymentSearch the web root directory for the file material_bill.php. Common paths may include /material_bill.php or within /admin/, /billing/, or /pages/ subdirectories.Affected if The file material_bill.php is present in the deployed application.
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Check if itemtypeid parameter is acceptedReview the source code of material_bill.php to confirm it processes a POST parameter named 'itemtypeid'. Look for $_POST['itemtypeid'] or similar variable references.Affected if The file accepts and processes an itemtypeid POST parameter without sanitization.
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Inspect SQL query construction for itemtypeidExamine the database query logic in material_bill.php where itemtypeid is used. Look for direct string concatenation or lack of prepared statements in the SQL query.Affected if The itemtypeid parameter is directly inserted into SQL queries without parameterized binding.
If the deployment is Kashipara Billing Software version 1.0 containing material_bill.php that processes an itemtypeid POST parameter via unsanitized SQL queries, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-0494.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries for the itemtypeid parameter and implement proper input validation. Apply output encoding and consider WAF deployment as defense-in-depth.
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