CVE-2024-0498
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 was found in Project Worlds Lawyer Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file searchLawyer.php. The manipulation of the argument experience leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250603.
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 Project Worlds Lawyer Management System 1.0's searchLawyer.php file. The 'experience' parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates trivial exploitability with potentially catastrophic impact including data exfiltration or complete database compromise.
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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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Confirm installed product versionLocate and inspect the application files. Check for version identifiers in source code comments, README files, or configuration files. The affected version is 1.0 of Projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System.Affected if The application is Projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System version 1.0
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Locate vulnerable PHP fileSearch the web root for the file searchLawyer.php. Common paths may include /searchLawyer.php or within an admin/includes directory.Affected if The file searchLawyer.php exists in the deployed application
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Inspect the experience parameter handlingOpen searchLawyer.php and locate the code handling the 'experience' parameter. Look for unsanitized SQL queries that directly incorporate this parameter into WHERE clauses.Affected if The 'experience' parameter is used in a SQL query without parameterized queries, prepared statements, or input sanitization
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Verify database connectivity in the fileExamine the database connection setup in searchLawyer.php. Check if the application uses vulnerable mysqli or mysql functions without bound parameters.Affected if Database queries in this file use string concatenation or unsanitized variable interpolation for the experience parameter
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Confirm application is accessibleVerify the web application is live and the searchLawyer.php endpoint is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS.Affected if The vulnerable file is accessible over the network and accepts user input to the experience parameter
If the environment runs Projectworlds Online Lawyer Management System 1.0 with the searchLawyer.php file present and the experience parameter processed through unsanitized SQL queries, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-0498.
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 dataImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all SQL queries using the experience parameter, add input validation, and consider deploying a WAF as a defense-in-depth measure. Since this is a custom PHP application, ensure all database interactions are reviewed and converted to use mysqli or PDO with bound parameters.
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