CVE-2024-2514
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 classified as critical was found in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument email 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-256951. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 the login.php file of MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. The email parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries. This can lead to authentication bypass and full 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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Identify the installed application versionLocate the application files and check for version identifiers in source code, README, or configuration files. Look for version numbers in the application root or in comments within PHP files.Affected if The installed version is MAGESH-K21 Online College Event Hall Reservation System version 1.0
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Locate the login.php fileSearch for the login.php file in the web application directory structure, typically found in the root or auth directory.Affected if The file login.php exists in the application and is accessible via web request
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Verify the email parameter handling in login.phpInspect the login.php source code and examine how the email parameter is processed. Look for direct use of the email variable in SQL queries without prepared statements or proper sanitization.Affected if The email parameter is used directly in SQL queries without parameterized queries or input sanitization
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Confirm the login functionality is accessibleVerify the login page is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS by accessing the login.php endpoint directly or through the web interface.Affected if The login functionality is publicly accessible and the vulnerable code can be reached
You are affected if you are running version 1.0 of MAGESH-K21 Online College Event Hall Reservation System and the login.php file contains unsanitized email parameter handling in SQL queries.
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/parameterized queries for the email parameter in login.php. Until a patch is available, consider deploying a WAF rule to block SQL injection payloads or take the application offline.
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