CVE-2024-55460
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 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 confidenceA 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm BoardRoom Dividend Distribution Tax Election System is installedSearch 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.
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Identify the installed versionLocate 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.
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Verify the login page is accessibleAccess 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.
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Inspect login authentication code for dynamic SQLLocate 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.
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Check for time-based SQL injection sinksIn 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.
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 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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