CVE-2024-53438
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 · uneditedEventAttendance.php in ChurchCRM 5.7.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the 'Event' parameter, which is directly interpolated into the SQL query without proper sanitization or validation, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
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 confidenceChurchCRM 5.7.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in EventAttendance.php where the 'Event' parameter is directly interpolated into an SQL query without sanitization or parameterized binding. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by supplying malicious SQL payload through the Event parameter to execute arbitrary database commands.
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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= 5.7.0CVSS 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 installed ChurchCRM versionCheck the version file or admin panel for the ChurchCRM version numberAffected if Version is 5.7.0
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Locate EventAttendance.phpFind the EventAttendance.php file in the web root, typically under /modules/ or /src/ directoriesAffected if File exists and is accessible via web
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Inspect SQL query handling for Event parameterOpen EventAttendance.php and search for the SQL query that uses the Event parameter. Look for direct string interpolation in the query (e.g., 'SELECT... WHERE Event = ' . $Event) rather than prepared statements with parameter bindingAffected if The Event parameter is directly concatenated into the SQL query without using prepared statements or parameter binding
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Verify web exposure of vulnerable endpointCheck if the EventAttendance.php script is directly accessible via web browser without authentication (e.g., /EventAttendance.php?Event=...)Affected if The script is accessible without authentication and accepts user input via the Event parameter
You are affected if running ChurchCRM version 5.7.0 and the EventAttendance.php file contains direct SQL string interpolation for the Event parameter without prepared statements.
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 dataReplace direct string interpolation with prepared statements/parameterized queries for the Event parameter, then validate and sanitize all user input before database operations.
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