CVE-2024-6195: Tailoring Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2024-6195 Overview

CVE-2024-6195 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the orderadd.php file, where the customer parameter is passed to a database query without proper sanitization. Remote attackers with low-privileged access can manipulate the parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and tracked as VulDB entry VDB-269167. It maps to CWE-89, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command.

Critical Impact

Authenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries against the backend database through the customer parameter in orderadd.php, exposing order and customer data.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System in PHP with Source Code 1.0
• CPE: cpe:2.3:a:itsourcecode:tailoring_management_system_in_php_with_source_code:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• Vulnerable component: orderadd.php

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-06-20 - CVE-2024-6195 published to NVD
• 2024-11-21 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-6195

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the order creation workflow of the Tailoring Management System. The orderadd.php script accepts user-supplied input via the customer parameter and concatenates it directly into a SQL query. Because input validation and parameterized queries are absent, an attacker can break out of the intended string context and append additional SQL clauses.

Exploitation requires network access to the application and a low-privilege account, but no user interaction. Successful injection allows attackers to read, modify, or delete database records, including customer details, orders, and authentication data. The exploit details have been disclosed publicly through the VulDB submission and an associated GitHub issue.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special characters in SQL syntax [CWE-89]. The customer argument flows from an HTTP request into a database query without prepared statements, bound parameters, or input filtering. This pattern is common in legacy PHP applications that use direct string concatenation with mysqli_query or similar functions.

Attack Vector

An attacker authenticated to the Tailoring Management System submits a crafted HTTP request to the order addition endpoint. The customer parameter carries a SQL payload that alters the query logic. Typical payloads include UNION SELECT statements for data exfiltration or boolean-based blind injection sequences when output is suppressed. See the public disclosure at GitHub Issue on CVE and VulDB #269167 for additional technical context.

No verified proof-of-concept code is referenced in the NVD record beyond the public disclosure. Refer to the linked advisories for payload specifics.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-6195

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP POST or GET requests to orderadd.php containing SQL metacharacters such as ', --, UNION, SELECT, or SLEEP( in the customer parameter.
• Web server access logs showing repeated requests to orderadd.php from a single source with varying customer values.
• Database error messages referencing syntax errors triggered by the customer parameter.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule set that flags SQL injection signatures targeting the customer parameter on orderadd.php.
• Enable verbose query logging on the backend MySQL or MariaDB instance and alert on queries containing concatenated user input patterns.
• Correlate authentication events with anomalous order-creation activity to surface accounts being used for injection probing.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Monitor outbound database response sizes for unusually large result sets that indicate UNION-based data extraction.
• Track failed query rates per session, as blind SQL injection often produces a burst of malformed queries.
• Alert on access to sensitive tables (users, credentials, orders) originating from the web application service account.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-6195

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the Tailoring Management System to trusted users until a fix is applied.
• Disable or restrict the orderadd.php endpoint if it is not in active use.
• Audit database accounts used by the application and revoke unnecessary privileges, especially write access to sensitive tables.

Patch Information

No vendor patch has been published for itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0 at the time of disclosure. The product is distributed as PHP source code, so administrators should manually refactor orderadd.php to use prepared statements with bound parameters (e.g., mysqli_prepare or PDO with bindParam). Track updates through the VulDB advisory.

Workarounds

• Add server-side input validation that rejects non-alphanumeric characters in the customer parameter before query execution.
• Place the application behind a WAF with SQL injection signatures enabled, such as the OWASP Core Rule Set.
• Apply principle of least privilege to the database user account so SQL injection cannot escalate beyond the application schema.
• Enforce multi-factor authentication on application accounts to raise the cost of low-privilege exploitation.