CVE-2024-4071 Overview
CVE-2024-4071 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Kashipara Online Furniture Shopping Ecommerce Website 1.0. The flaw resides in the prodInfo.php script, where the prodId parameter is passed directly into a database query without sanitization. Attackers can manipulate the parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements over the network. The issue is tracked as VDB-261797 and maps to CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command. Exploit details have been publicly disclosed, raising the risk of opportunistic attacks against exposed installations.
Critical Impact
Remote authenticated attackers can extract, modify, or destroy database contents in the Aditya88 Online Furniture Shopping Ecommerce Website through injection of the prodId parameter.
Affected Products
- Aditya88 Online Furniture Shopping Ecommerce Website 1.0
- The vulnerable component is prodInfo.php
- The vulnerable parameter is prodId
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-04-23 - CVE-2024-4071 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-4071
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection in the product information page of the ecommerce application. The prodInfo.php endpoint accepts a prodId GET parameter to look up product records, then concatenates that value into an SQL statement before executing it against the backend database. Because the application performs no input validation, no type casting, and no prepared statement binding, attackers can break out of the intended query context.
Successful exploitation exposes the entire product and customer database. Attackers can enumerate table schemas using UNION-based payloads, extract credentials and order records with boolean or time-based blind techniques, and, depending on database user privileges, write files or execute stored procedures. The exploit has been disclosed publicly, which lowers the skill required to weaponize the flaw.
Root Cause
The root cause is direct concatenation of untrusted input into an SQL query in prodInfo.php. The application lacks parameterized queries and does not enforce a numeric type on prodId, allowing metacharacters such as single quotes, comments, and UNION keywords to reach the database engine.
Attack Vector
An attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to prodInfo.php with a malicious prodId value. The attack can be launched remotely and requires only low-privilege access. No user interaction is needed. Standard tooling such as sqlmap can automate detection and exploitation against the vulnerable parameter.
See the published GitHub Vulnerability Document and VulDB #261797 for the disclosed payload details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-4071
Indicators of Compromise
- Web server access logs containing requests to /prodInfo.php with SQL metacharacters in prodId, such as ', --, UNION, SELECT, SLEEP(, or information_schema.
- Unusual database errors surfaced in application logs referencing the prodInfo.php endpoint.
- Outbound connections or DNS lookups originating from the database host that correlate with query execution windows.
Detection Strategies
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule set that inspects the prodId query string parameter for SQL injection signatures.
- Enable database query logging and alert on statements referencing information_schema, LOAD_FILE, or sleep() originating from the ecommerce application user.
- Baseline typical request patterns for prodInfo.php and alert on anomalous parameter lengths or non-numeric values.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward web, application, and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for correlation across request, query, and response events.
- Monitor for spikes in HTTP 500 responses from prodInfo.php, which often accompany injection probing.
- Track authentication attempts and privileged database actions following any suspicious prodId request.
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-4071
Immediate Actions Required
- Restrict public access to the affected application until a patched version is available, ideally by placing it behind authentication or an IP allowlist.
- Deploy WAF signatures that block SQL injection payloads targeting the prodId parameter on prodInfo.php.
- Review web and database logs for prior exploitation attempts and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed.
Patch Information
No vendor-supplied patch has been published in the referenced advisories at the time of NVD publication. Operators should track the VulDB Compound Threat Report for updates and consider migrating off the vulnerable 1.0 release if the vendor does not issue a fix.
Workarounds
- Rewrite the prodInfo.php query to use parameterized statements or PDO prepared queries with bound parameters.
- Enforce strict server-side validation that rejects any non-integer value for prodId before it reaches the database layer.
- Apply least-privilege permissions to the database account used by the application so that injection cannot reach administrative tables or file system functions.
- Disable verbose database error messages in production to reduce information available to attackers performing error-based injection.
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