Scholars Tracking SystemApplication · Code Projects

CVE-2024-24092

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
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
SQL Injection vulnerability in Code-projects.org Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via login.php.

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 · moderate confidence

SQL Injection vulnerability in login.php of the Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized user input, potentially bypassing authentication or executing arbitrary database commands.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in login.php and validate all user inputs; apply vendor patch if available.

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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
Scholars Tracking SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

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

  1. Locate Scholars Tracking System installation
    Search for directories containing 'scholars' or 'scholars_tracking' on the web server. Common paths include /var/www/html/, /www/html/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\. Also check for login.php files.
    Affected if The Scholars Tracking System application is present on the server.
  2. Verify application version
    Check for version information in the application - look for a version.php file, about page, or readme.txt within the Scholars Tracking System directory. Compare the found version to 1.0.
    Affected if The installed version is Scholars Tracking System 1.0.
  3. Identify login.php file
    Within the Scholars Tracking System directory, locate the login.php file. This is typically in the root directory or an admin/ folder.
    Affected if login.php exists in the application directory.
  4. Inspect login.php for SQL injection vulnerability
    Open login.php in a text editor or use 'grep' to search for SQL query patterns. Look for unparameterized queries like 'SELECT * FROM' or 'SELECT' concatenated with $_POST, $_GET, or $_REQUEST variables without using prepared statements or mysqli_real_escape_string/PDO::quote.
    Affected if login.php contains SQL queries that directly incorporate user input without sanitization or parameterized queries.
  5. Check if login functionality uses dynamic SQL
    Examine the authentication logic in login.php. Look for user credentials (username/email and password) being used in SQL queries without mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or escaping functions. Common vulnerable patterns include: $query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='" . $_POST['username'] . "'".
    Affected if The login processing code builds SQL queries dynamically from user-supplied input without input sanitization or prepared statements.

A user is affected if they have Scholars Tracking System version 1.0 installed with a login.php that contains unsanitized SQL queries handling user authentication input.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in login.php and validate all user inputs; apply vendor patch if available.

Fix this in Scholars Tracking 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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