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School Management SystemWordPress extension · Dasinfomedia

CVE-2024-12609

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 93.0.0 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
The School Management System for Wordpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'view-attendance' page in all versions up to, and including, 92.0.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query in the mj_smgt_view_student_attendance() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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 confidence

The School Management System for WordPress plugin is vulnerable to SQL injection in the mj_smgt_view_student_attendance() function on the 'view-attendance' page. The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters combined with lack of prepared statements in the existing SQL query, allowing authenticated attackers with Student-level access or higher to inject arbitrary SQL commands.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements and ensure all user-supplied input is properly escaped before being used in database queries. Update the plugin to the latest version if a security patch is available.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
School Management SystemWordPress extension
Affected:< 93.0.0

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed plugin version
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'School Management System' or 'Dasinfomedia School Management System' and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' header comment in the plugin metadata.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 93.0.0 (for example, 92.x.x or any version number below 93.0.0).
  2. Confirm the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that the School Management System plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must Use'.
    Affected if The plugin is active and the version is below 93.0.0.
  3. Check for user roles with Student access
    Navigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Look for any users assigned the 'Student' role or a role that includes student-level permissions within the School Management System plugin.
    Affected if At least one user with Student-level access or higher exists in the system.
  4. Verify attendance viewing functionality exists
    Locate the 'view-attendance' page or endpoint within the School Management System plugin. This is typically accessible via the plugin's frontend or admin menu. Check if the mj_smgt_view_student_attendance function is present in the plugin's PHP files.
    Affected if The view-attendance functionality is present and the plugin version is below 93.0.0.

A user is affected if the School Management System plugin is installed, active, and running at a version below 93.0.0, with at least one authenticated user having Student-level access to the view-attendance functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 93.0.0 or later
Fixed in 93.0.0
Interim mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements and ensure all user-supplied input is properly escaped before being used in database queries. Update the plugin to the latest version if a security patch is available.

Recommended fix High confidence

School Management System version 93.0.0

  1. 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site (database and files)
  2. 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'School Management System' plugin
  4. 4. Click 'Update now' to upgrade to version 93.0.0 or later
  5. 5. Verify the update completed successfully by checking the plugin version
  6. 6. Test the 'view-attendance' functionality to ensure it works correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in School Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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