CVE-2024-13204: E-Commerce-PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-13204 Overview

CVE-2024-13204 is a SQL injection vulnerability in kurniaramadhan E-Commerce-PHP version 1.0. The flaw resides in the /blog-details.php script, where the blog_id parameter is passed to a backend SQL query without proper sanitization. Remote attackers with low privileges can manipulate this parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The exploit details have been publicly disclosed, and the vendor did not respond to disclosure attempts. The vulnerability is categorized under [CWE-74] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component).

Critical Impact
Remote attackers can inject SQL statements through the blog_id parameter to read, modify, or delete database records in the E-Commerce-PHP application.

Affected Products

kurniaramadhan E-Commerce-PHP 1.0
Component: /blog-details.php
Vulnerable parameter: blog_id

Discovery Timeline

2025-01-09 - CVE-2024-13204 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-13204

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the /blog-details.php endpoint of kurniaramadhan E-Commerce-PHP 1.0. The application accepts a user-supplied blog_id request parameter and concatenates it directly into a SQL query. Because no parameterized queries or input filtering are applied, attackers can break out of the intended SQL context and append arbitrary clauses.

Exploitation requires only network access and low-level authenticated privileges. Attackers can enumerate database schema, extract product and customer records, or tamper with application data. The public disclosure of exploit details increases the likelihood of opportunistic scanning against exposed instances.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements in the blog_id input before it reaches the database layer. The PHP code appears to build SQL statements using string concatenation rather than prepared statements with bound parameters. This design pattern allows metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, and comment sequences to alter query semantics.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to /blog-details.php with a malicious blog_id value. Typical payloads use UNION SELECT clauses to extract data from adjacent tables or boolean-based blind techniques to infer values character by character. Because the attack occurs over HTTP with no user interaction, it can be automated with tools such as sqlmap. See the Web Security Insights Analysis for a technical walkthrough of the injection point.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-13204

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to /blog-details.php containing SQL metacharacters in the blog_id parameter, such as single quotes, UNION SELECT, --, /*, or SLEEP(.
Web server access logs showing repeated requests to blog-details.php with progressively changing blog_id values, indicating automated tooling.
Database error messages returned in HTTP responses referencing MySQL syntax errors tied to blog queries.
Outbound connections from the web server to attacker infrastructure following suspicious blog-details.php requests.

Detection Strategies

Deploy a web application firewall rule that flags SQL keywords and metacharacters in the blog_id query parameter.
Monitor database query logs for unusual SELECT statements originating from the blog module, especially those referencing information_schema or users tables.
Correlate authentication events with high-volume access to /blog-details.php to identify credentialed abuse.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable verbose logging on the PHP application and the underlying MySQL database, capturing full query text and source IP.
Alert on HTTP 500 responses from /blog-details.php that indicate SQL parsing failures.
Track request rate anomalies against the blog endpoint to detect enumeration and blind injection attempts.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-13204

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict public access to the E-Commerce-PHP 1.0 application until a patched version or code fix is applied.
Deploy WAF signatures that block SQL injection patterns targeting the blog_id parameter.
Review database and application logs for prior exploitation attempts referencing /blog-details.php.
Rotate database credentials and application secrets if evidence of compromise is found.

Patch Information

No vendor patch is available. According to the VulDB advisory, the vendor was contacted but did not respond. Operators should consider migrating to a maintained e-commerce platform or applying a source-level fix that replaces string-concatenated SQL with prepared statements using PDO::prepare() and bindParam().

Workarounds

Modify /blog-details.php to cast blog_id to an integer using intval() before it is used in any SQL query.
Refactor database access to use prepared statements with bound parameters, eliminating string concatenation.
Place the application behind a reverse proxy that enforces strict parameter validation and rejects non-numeric blog_id values.
Disable the blog module entirely if it is not required for business operations.

bash

# Example nginx location block enforcing numeric blog_id values
location = /blog-details.php {
    if ($arg_blog_id !~ "^[0-9]+$") {
        return 400;
    }
    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
    include fastcgi_params;
}