CVE-2024-6970: Tailoring Management System SQL Injection

CVE-2024-6970 Overview

CVE-2024-6970 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the /staffcatadd.php file, where the title parameter is passed to the backend without proper sanitization. Attackers can manipulate this parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements into the underlying database query. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely and requires only low-privileged authenticated access. Public disclosure occurred through VulDB entry VDB-272124, and proof-of-concept details have been made available. The weakness is tracked under [CWE-89] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command).

Critical Impact

Remote attackers with low privileges can manipulate the title parameter in /staffcatadd.php to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially exposing or modifying database contents.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0
• Component: /staffcatadd.php
• CPE: cpe:2.3:a:tailoring_management_system_project:tailoring_management_system:1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-07-22 - CVE-2024-6970 published to NVD
• 2024-11-21 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-6970

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection flaw [CWE-89] affecting the staff category addition functionality of the Tailoring Management System. The /staffcatadd.php endpoint accepts the title argument from user input and incorporates it directly into a SQL statement without parameterization or input validation. An attacker who can authenticate with low-privilege credentials can submit crafted payloads that alter the structure of the SQL query.

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data disclosure, data modification, and limited impact on database availability. Because the application is a web-facing PHP system, the attack can be staged remotely over HTTP. The exploit has been disclosed publicly through VulDB, increasing the likelihood of opportunistic scanning by automated tools.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of prepared statements or parameterized queries when handling the title parameter in /staffcatadd.php. User-supplied input is concatenated into a SQL statement and executed by the database engine. No input sanitization or whitelist validation is performed on the parameter.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based. An authenticated attacker submits an HTTP POST or GET request to /staffcatadd.php containing a malicious title value. Typical payloads include UNION-based queries to extract data or boolean-based blind injection patterns. No user interaction is required beyond the attacker's own request.

No verified proof-of-concept code is available in trusted repositories at this time. Refer to the GitHub Issue Tracker and VulDB #272124 for technical disclosure details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-6970

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests to /staffcatadd.php containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION SELECT, --, OR 1=1, or hex-encoded payloads in the title parameter.
• Web server access logs showing repeated POST or GET requests to /staffcatadd.php from a single source.
• Unexpected database errors or anomalous query patterns originating from the Tailoring Management System application user.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with signatures tuned for SQL injection against the title parameter on /staffcatadd.php.
• Enable database query logging and alert on queries containing UNION operators, stacked statements, or comment sequences originating from the staff category workflow.
• Correlate authenticated session activity with anomalous query volume to identify abuse of low-privileged accounts.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Monitor authentication logs for low-privileged account access followed by requests to administrative PHP endpoints.
• Track outbound database response sizes from /staffcatadd.php to detect bulk data exfiltration.
• Review changes to staff category tables and adjacent tables that share the same database connection.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-6970

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the Tailoring Management System application to trusted internal users until a patch is applied.
• Audit all accounts with access to staff category management and revoke unnecessary privileges.
• Apply WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the title parameter on /staffcatadd.php.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch is listed in the public references at this time. Track the GitHub Issue Tracker and VulDB #272124 for vendor updates. Until a fix is available, organizations should consider replacing or isolating the affected installation.

Workarounds

• Rewrite the affected /staffcatadd.php query using PDO prepared statements or mysqli parameterized queries so that the title parameter is bound rather than concatenated.
• Apply server-side input validation that rejects non-alphanumeric characters in the title field where business logic permits.
• Place the application behind a reverse proxy that enforces strict request inspection and rate limiting against repeated requests to /staffcatadd.php.

# Example WAF rule (ModSecurity) to block SQLi patterns in the title parameter
SecRule ARGS:title "@rx (?i)(union(\s)+select|--|/\*|;|or\s+1=1)" \
    "id:1006970,phase:2,deny,status:403,\
    msg:'CVE-2024-6970 SQLi attempt on /staffcatadd.php title parameter'"