CVE-2024-10338 Overview
CVE-2024-10338 is a SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodeHero Clothes Recommendation System 1.0. The flaw resides in the /admin/home.php script, where the view and view1 parameters are passed to a backend database query without proper sanitization. An authenticated remote attacker can manipulate these arguments to inject arbitrary SQL statements against the underlying database. The issue is tracked under CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command). Public disclosure of the exploit technique has occurred through VulDB, increasing the likelihood of opportunistic exploitation attempts against exposed instances.
Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can inject SQL through the view and view1 parameters in /admin/home.php to read, modify, or delete data from the backend database.
Affected Products
- SourceCodeHero Clothes Recommendation System 1.0
- Component: /admin/home.php
- Vulnerable parameters: view, view1
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-10-24 - CVE-2024-10338 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-10338
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability affects the administrative interface of the Clothes Recommendation System, specifically the home.php script under the /admin/ directory. The script consumes user-supplied input from the view and view1 HTTP parameters and concatenates the values directly into a SQL query executed against the backend database. Because the application does not validate, escape, or bind the input via parameterized queries, an attacker can break out of the intended query context and append their own SQL syntax.
Exploitation requires network access to the administrative endpoint and prior authentication with high privileges, as reflected in the CVSS 4.0 vector's PR:H component. Successful injection can be used to enumerate the database schema, exfiltrate user records, tamper with product recommendations, or escalate access by inserting attacker-controlled administrator entries.
Root Cause
The root cause is unsafe SQL query construction. The home.php handler builds the SQL statement through string concatenation using the raw view and view1 GET or POST parameters. No prepared statements, ORM binding, or input allowlisting is applied before the query reaches the database driver.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based (AV:N). An authenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to /admin/home.php containing SQL metacharacters and payloads in the view or view1 argument. The exploit has been disclosed publicly on VulDB, so payload construction is straightforward for adversaries with basic SQL injection knowledge. See the VulDB entry #281683 for additional technical context.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-10338
Indicators of Compromise
- HTTP requests to /admin/home.php containing SQL metacharacters such as ', ", --, UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, or hexadecimal encodings in the view or view1 parameters.
- Web server or PHP error logs showing SQL syntax errors triggered from the home.php endpoint.
- Unexpected database queries referencing schema metadata tables such as information_schema.tables or information_schema.columns originating from the web application user.
Detection Strategies
- Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules that identify SQL injection signatures in query string and body parameters targeting home.php.
- Enable database query auditing to flag anomalous statements that originate from administrative pages and reference system catalogs.
- Correlate authenticated administrator session activity with unusual response sizes or error rates from /admin/home.php.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Alert on repeated 500-series responses from /admin/home.php that coincide with query strings containing SQL keywords.
- Monitor for administrator account logins from unfamiliar IP addresses immediately preceding requests to the vulnerable endpoint.
- Track outbound data volume from the database host to detect potential bulk exfiltration through blind or union-based injection.
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-10338
Immediate Actions Required
- Restrict network access to /admin/home.php to trusted management networks or VPN clients only.
- Rotate all administrative credentials for the Clothes Recommendation System and audit recent admin activity for unauthorized changes.
- Deploy WAF signatures blocking SQL injection payloads on the view and view1 parameters until a vendor patch is available.
Patch Information
No official vendor advisory or patch has been published for CVE-2024-10338 at the time of NVD publication. Refer to the VulDB CTI entry #281683 and the original submission #427447 for updates. Organizations running SourceCodeHero Clothes Recommendation System 1.0 should evaluate whether continued use of the application is acceptable given the absence of a fix.
Workarounds
- Modify the application source to replace concatenated SQL in home.php with parameterized queries using PDO prepared statements or mysqli_stmt_bind_param.
- Add server-side allowlist validation on the view and view1 parameters, permitting only expected integer or enumerated values.
- Place the administrative interface behind an authenticating reverse proxy that inspects and blocks SQL injection patterns before requests reach PHP.
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