CVE-2024-10430: Pet Shop Management System SQL Injection

CVE-2024-10430 Overview

A SQL Injection vulnerability has been discovered in Codezips Pet Shop Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability affects the /animalsupdate.php file, where improper handling of the id parameter allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion within the application's database.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this SQL injection vulnerability to extract sensitive data, modify database records, or potentially compromise the underlying server through database-specific attack techniques.

Affected Products

• Codezips Pet Shop Management System 1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-10-27 - CVE-2024-10430 published to NVD
• 2024-10-30 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-10430

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability represents a classic SQL Injection flaw (CWE-89) in a PHP web application. The /animalsupdate.php endpoint fails to properly sanitize or parameterize the id parameter before incorporating it into SQL queries. This allows attackers to manipulate the intended query logic by injecting arbitrary SQL statements through the vulnerable parameter.

The attack can be initiated remotely over the network without requiring any authentication or user interaction. When exploited, attackers can potentially read sensitive database contents including customer information, order details, and administrative credentials. Additionally, depending on database permissions and configuration, attackers may be able to modify or delete records, or even execute operating system commands through database-specific features.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation and the lack of parameterized queries (prepared statements) in the PHP code handling the id parameter within /animalsupdate.php. User-supplied input is directly concatenated into SQL queries without proper sanitization or escaping, allowing malicious SQL code to be executed by the database engine.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based, requiring no authentication or special privileges. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests to the /animalsupdate.php endpoint, manipulating the id parameter to inject SQL commands. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, increasing the risk of widespread exploitation.

Common SQL injection techniques applicable to this vulnerability include:

• Union-based injection - Extracting data from other database tables
• Boolean-based blind injection - Inferring database contents through true/false responses
• Time-based blind injection - Using database delay functions to extract information
• Error-based injection - Leveraging database error messages to reveal structure

For detailed technical analysis, refer to the GitHub Issue for CVE-23 and VulDB #281981.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-10430

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual or malformed requests to /animalsupdate.php containing SQL syntax in the id parameter
• Database error messages appearing in web server logs or application responses
• Unexpected database queries or access patterns in database audit logs
• Web application firewall (WAF) alerts for SQL injection patterns targeting the affected endpoint

Detection Strategies

• Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns in requests to /animalsupdate.php
• Monitor web server access logs for suspicious requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, DROP, etc.) in query parameters
• Enable and review database query logging to identify anomalous or unauthorized SQL statements
• Implement intrusion detection system (IDS) rules to alert on SQL injection attack signatures

Monitoring Recommendations

• Configure real-time alerting for SQL injection patterns in security monitoring tools
• Enable verbose logging on the web application and database servers for forensic analysis
• Monitor for unusual database activity such as bulk data extraction or schema enumeration
• Regularly review application logs for failed SQL queries that may indicate exploitation attempts

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-10430

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to /animalsupdate.php through network-level controls or authentication requirements until a patch is available
• Implement input validation to reject requests with SQL metacharacters in the id parameter
• Deploy WAF rules specifically targeting SQL injection attacks against the vulnerable endpoint
• Consider taking the affected application offline if it handles sensitive data and cannot be adequately protected

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been identified for this vulnerability. Organizations should contact Codezips for remediation guidance or consider implementing the workarounds listed below. For additional technical details, see VulDB CTI ID #281981 and VulDB Submission #432149.

Workarounds

• Implement prepared statements (parameterized queries) in the /animalsupdate.php file to prevent SQL injection
• Add input validation to ensure the id parameter contains only expected numeric values
• Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection protection enabled
• Apply the principle of least privilege to database accounts used by the application
• Restrict network access to the application to trusted IP ranges where possible

# Example: Apache .htaccess rule to restrict access to vulnerable endpoint
<Files "animalsupdate.php">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>