CVE-2024-6728: Tailoring Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2024-6728 Overview

CVE-2024-6728 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the typeedit.php file, where the id parameter is passed unsanitized into a database query. An authenticated remote attacker can manipulate the id argument to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and assigned identifier VDB-271401. It is classified under [CWE-89] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command).

Critical Impact

Remote attackers with low privileges can inject SQL queries through the id parameter of typeedit.php, exposing or modifying application database contents.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0
• Vendor: angeljudesuarez
• Component: typeedit.php

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-07-14 - CVE-2024-6728 published to NVD
• 2024-11-21 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-6728

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the typeedit.php script of the Tailoring Management System 1.0. The script accepts an id parameter via HTTP request and concatenates it directly into an SQL query without parameterization or input validation. This allows an attacker to alter query logic by injecting SQL syntax through the parameter value.

Exploitation requires network access to the application and a low-privilege authenticated session. The attack complexity is low, and no user interaction is required. A successful attack can disclose database records, modify stored data, or affect application availability depending on the underlying database user's privileges.

The public disclosure of exploitation details lowers the barrier for opportunistic attackers, although no entry exists on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The EPSS probability for active exploitation remains low at the time of publication.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of prepared statements or input sanitization when handling the id GET parameter in typeedit.php. User-supplied input is concatenated into a SQL query string before being executed against the backend database. This pattern is a textbook case of [CWE-89] and reflects a broader lack of secure coding practices throughout the application.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to the typeedit.php endpoint with a malicious value supplied in the id query parameter. The injected payload can include UNION-based extraction, boolean-based blind techniques, or stacked queries depending on the database driver. Because the endpoint is reachable remotely over the network, no local access or social engineering is required. See the GitHub Issue Tracker and VulDB #271401 for the public proof-of-concept details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-6728

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests to typeedit.php containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION, SELECT, --, or ; in the id parameter.
• Unexpected database errors, long query response times, or boolean-based response variations tied to the typeedit.php endpoint.
• Web server access log entries showing repeated requests to typeedit.php from a single source with varying id payloads.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy web application firewall signatures that flag SQL injection patterns against the typeedit.php URI.
• Enable database query logging and alert on syntactically anomalous queries originating from the application user.
• Correlate web access logs with database audit logs to identify injected payloads that reached the SQL engine.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Monitor authentication events for compromised low-privilege accounts that could be used to reach typeedit.php.
• Track outbound data volumes from the database host to detect bulk record extraction following injection.
• Alert on schema enumeration queries such as access to information_schema tables from the application service account.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-6728

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict access to the Tailoring Management System administrative interface using network-layer controls or IP allowlisting until a fix is applied.
• Audit the application database for unauthorized changes, new accounts, or suspicious records.
• Rotate database credentials and application session keys if exploitation is suspected.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been published for itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0 at the time of writing. Refer to the VulDB CTI Incident Report and the VulDB Submission Report for status updates. Organizations should consider replacing the application or applying source-level fixes locally by rewriting affected queries using parameterized statements.

Workarounds

• Modify typeedit.php to cast the id parameter to an integer before use, for example with intval(), and reject non-numeric input.
• Replace dynamic SQL concatenation with prepared statements using PDO or mysqli parameter binding.
• Place the application behind a web application firewall with SQL injection rules tuned for the id parameter on typeedit.php.
• Run the application database account with the least privileges required, removing DROP, ALTER, and cross-database access where not needed.

# Configuration example: block SQLi patterns targeting typeedit.php at the web server layer (nginx)
location /typeedit.php {
    if ($args ~* "(union|select|insert|update|delete|--|;|/\*)") {
        return 403;
    }
}