CVE-2024-2156
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 SourceCodester Best POS Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin_class.php. The manipulation of the argument img leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-255588.
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 confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Best POS Management System 1.0 within admin_class.php. The 'img' parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL code. The exploit is publicly available, making immediate remediation critical.
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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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Locate admin_class.php in the applicationSearch the web root directory for the file admin_class.php. Common paths may include /path/to/application/ or subdirectories like /admin/ or /classes/. Use: find . -name "admin_class.php" 2>/dev/nullAffected if The file admin_class.php exists and belongs to Best POS Management System version 1.0
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Verify the installed version matches affected releaseCheck for version information in the application. Look for version.php, readme.txt, or any version identifier within the application files. Compare against version 1.0 which is listed as affected.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 of Best POS Management System
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Inspect admin_class.php for the vulnerable img parameter usageOpen admin_class.php and search for occurrences of 'img' parameter within SQL query contexts. Look for patterns like $_GET['img'], $_POST['img'], or similar that are concatenated directly into SQL statements without sanitization.Affected if The 'img' parameter is used in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameterization, or sanitization functions such as mysqli_real_escape_string or PDO quote()
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Confirm the application is accessible and the vulnerable endpoint is reachableTest access to the application, particularly any admin or public pages that utilize admin_class.php. Attempt to access URLs that might invoke the vulnerable code with the img parameter.Affected if The application is live and accessible, with the vulnerable admin_class.php code in use
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Check for existing exploitation indicatorsReview web server logs for suspicious requests containing SQL injection payloads in the img parameter. Look for common SQLi patterns like quotes, UNION statements, or boolean-based indicators in access logs.Affected if Log analysis reveals SQL injection attempts or successful exploitation of the img parameter
If admin_class.php exists, the version is 1.0, and the 'img' parameter is used in unsanitized SQL queries without prepared statements, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-2156.
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 prepared statements or parameterized queries for all database operations, particularly for the img parameter in admin_class.php. Additionally, apply input validation and output encoding to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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