CVE-2024-48245: Janobe Vehicle Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2024-48245 Overview

CVE-2024-48245 is a SQL Injection vulnerability [CWE-89] affecting Janobe Vehicle Management System 1.0. The flaw allows a guest user to inject malicious SQL through vulnerable POST parameters used by administrative actions such as booking a vehicle or confirming a booking. The affected parameters include Booking ID, Action Name, and Payment Confirmation ID, exposed by /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php. Successful exploitation compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the underlying database.

Critical Impact
Attackers with low-privileged access can extract, modify, or destroy database contents by injecting SQL into administrative POST parameters in /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php.

Affected Products

Janobe Vehicle Management System 1.0
Component: janobe:vehicle_management_system
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:janobe:vehicle_management_system:1.0

Discovery Timeline

2025-01-07 - CVE-2024-48245 published to NVD
2026-07-05 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-48245

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in server-side PHP scripts that build SQL queries by concatenating unsanitized user-supplied POST parameters. The Booking ID, Action Name, and Payment Confirmation ID fields submitted to /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php flow directly into database queries without parameterization or input validation.

An authenticated guest user can inject SQL syntax that alters query structure. This enables extraction of arbitrary database records, modification of booking or driver data, and potential authentication bypass through UNION-based or boolean-based inference techniques.

Because the application exposes administrative actions to a guest role, the barrier to exploitation is low. The attacker only needs a valid low-privilege account to interact with the affected endpoints over the network.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command [CWE-89]. The application concatenates POST parameter values directly into SQL statements instead of using prepared statements or parameterized queries. Server-side input validation for Booking ID, Action Name, and Payment Confirmation ID is either missing or insufficient.

Attack Vector

The attack is remote and requires a low-privileged guest account. An attacker submits crafted POST requests to /newvehicle.php or /newdriver.php containing SQL metacharacters in the vulnerable parameters. The injected payload executes within the database context, returning results or modifying state depending on the query structure. See the GitHub PoC repository for technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-48245

Indicators of Compromise

POST requests to /newvehicle.php or /newdriver.php containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, SELECT, --, or OR 1=1 in the Booking ID, Action Name, or Payment Confirmation ID fields.
Unusual database error messages returned by the application to guest users.
Anomalous outbound data volume from the database server following requests to the affected endpoints.
Unexpected modifications to booking, driver, or payment records without corresponding administrator activity.

Detection Strategies

Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules that inspect POST bodies to /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php for SQL injection signatures.
Enable database query logging and alert on syntactically anomalous queries originating from the application service account.
Correlate web server access logs with database audit logs to identify injection attempts followed by suspicious query patterns.

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor application logs for repeated 500-series responses tied to the vulnerable endpoints, which often indicate injection probing.
Baseline normal request patterns for guest users and alert on deviations involving administrative parameters.
Track authentication events for guest accounts that subsequently issue administrative POST requests.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-48245

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to the Vehicle Management System until remediation is applied, allowing only trusted administrator IP ranges.
Disable or revoke guest account access to /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php where possible.
Deploy WAF rules that block SQL injection payloads targeting the Booking ID, Action Name, and Payment Confirmation ID parameters.
Review database and application logs for prior exploitation indicators against the affected endpoints.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch is referenced in the NVD entry at the time of publication. Organizations should consult the GitHub PoC repository for technical details and monitor Janobe channels for updated releases. Until a fix is available, apply compensating controls described below.

Workarounds

Modify the application source to replace concatenated SQL with parameterized queries or prepared statements in /newvehicle.php and /newdriver.php.
Implement server-side input validation that enforces strict types and allow-lists for Booking ID, Action Name, and Payment Confirmation ID.
Restrict database user privileges so the application service account cannot perform destructive operations beyond its functional requirements.
Place the application behind a reverse proxy with SQL injection filtering enabled.

bash

# Example ModSecurity rule to block SQLi patterns on vulnerable endpoints
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx /(newvehicle|newdriver)\.php" \
    "id:1004824,phase:2,deny,status:403,\
    msg:'Potential SQLi against Janobe VMS',\
    chain"
  SecRule ARGS:booking_id|ARGS:action_name|ARGS:payment_confirmation_id \
    "@detectSQLi" "t:none,t:urlDecodeUni"