SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2024-55460

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-18
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
A time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the login page of BoardRoom Limited Dividend Distribution Tax Election System Version v2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input.

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 confidence

A time-based SQL injection vulnerability exists in the login page of BoardRoom Limited Dividend Distribution Tax Election System v2.0. Attackers can craft malicious input to inject SQL commands that leverage time-delay functions (e.g., SLEEP()), allowing inference of database contents through timing differences and potentially achieving arbitrary code execution.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in the login authentication logic, implement strict input validation, and conduct a full audit of the application for additional injection points.

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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
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 checks

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  1. Confirm BoardRoom Dividend Distribution Tax Election System is installed
    Search for application files, directories, or running services related to 'BoardRoom' or 'Dividend Distribution Tax Election System'. Check web server document roots, application directories, or installed software listings for v2.0.
    Affected if The application is present and running on the system.
  2. Identify the installed version
    Locate version information in application files (e.g., version.txt, about page, header files, or configuration files). Common paths include the application root directory, /info or /about endpoints, or check the software inventory if managed by a package manager.
    Affected if The installed version matches v2.0 or is unknown/undetermined.
  3. Verify the login page is accessible
    Access the application's login page via HTTP/HTTPS. Common paths include /login, /login.aspx, /, or the root URL. Confirm the endpoint responds with a login form.
    Affected if The login page is publicly or internally accessible.
  4. Inspect login authentication code for dynamic SQL
    Locate and review the source code handling login authentication (e.g., login.aspx.cs, auth.php, login controller). Search for SQL query construction that uses string concatenation or string formatting with user input from the login form (username, password fields).
    Affected if The code builds SQL queries dynamically using user input without parameterized queries or prepared statements.
  5. Check for time-based SQL injection sinks
    In the login authentication code, identify where username/password parameters are passed to SQL queries. Look for direct inclusion of these parameters in WHERE clauses or authentication logic.
    Affected if User-supplied input from the login form flows directly into SQL queries without sanitization or parameterization.

The system is affected if BoardRoom Dividend Distribution Tax Election System v2.0 is installed with an accessible login page that uses dynamic SQL queries in the authentication logic.

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 the login authentication logic, implement strict input validation, and conduct a full audit of the application for additional injection points.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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