CVE-2024-2524
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, which was classified as critical, has been found in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/receipt.php. The manipulation of the argument room_id leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-256961 was assigned to this vulnerability. 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the room_id parameter in /admin/receipt.php. The lack of input sanitization enables attackers to manipulate database queries.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the application installationSearch the filesystem for the presence of the 'receipt.php' file in the '/admin/' directory, typically found under the web root (e.g., /var/www/html/admin/receipt.php or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\admin\receipt.php).Affected if The file /admin/receipt.php exists in the web application directory.
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Verify the application versionCheck for version indicators in the application - look for a 'version', 'VERSION', or 'about' file in the application root, or check the source code of any PHP files for a version string like '1.0' or 'v1.0'.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (the only affected version).
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Confirm the vulnerable parameter existsExamine the /admin/receipt.php file for the presence of a 'room_id' parameter being used in database queries without proper sanitization - look for SQL queries incorporating this parameter.Affected if The file contains a 'room_id' parameter used in SQL queries without prepared statements or input validation.
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Check application accessibilityDetermine if the /admin/receipt.php endpoint is accessible over the network by attempting to access it via HTTP/HTTPS (e.g., http://[target]/admin/receipt.php).Affected if The admin panel and vulnerable endpoint are accessible from the network.
If the application version is 1.0 and the /admin/receipt.php file exists and is accessible, the environment is affected by this SQL injection vulnerability.
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 all database operations using the room_id parameter. Until vendor patch is available, restrict network access to the admin panel or disable the affected functionality.
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