CVE-2024-7194: Society Management System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2024-7194 Overview

CVE-2024-7194 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the check_student.php script, where the student_id parameter is passed to a database query without proper sanitization. Attackers can manipulate the parameter to inject arbitrary SQL statements and interact with the backend database. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and requires low-privilege authentication. The issue is tracked as VulDB entry VDB-272615 and mapped to CWE-89. Public disclosure of the exploit technique has occurred, increasing the risk of opportunistic exploitation against exposed deployments.

Critical Impact
Remote attackers can inject SQL through the student_id parameter in check_student.php, exposing database records and potentially altering stored data.

Affected Products

itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0
Component: check_student.php
Vendor: angeljudesuarez

Discovery Timeline

2024-07-29 - CVE-2024-7194 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-7194

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection flaw in the check_student.php endpoint of Society Management System 1.0. The application concatenates the user-supplied student_id parameter directly into a SQL query without parameterization or input validation. An authenticated attacker can supply crafted values that break out of the intended query context and append malicious SQL clauses.

Successful exploitation allows attackers to read arbitrary rows from the backend database, including student records, credentials, and administrative data. Depending on database privileges, attackers may also modify or delete records. The attack is network-reachable and does not require user interaction, making automated scanning and exploitation practical against exposed instances.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command [CWE-89]. The check_student.php handler accepts the student_id parameter and embeds it into a SQL statement without using prepared statements, bound parameters, or type casting. PHP applications following this pattern typically build queries via string concatenation, which allows injected metacharacters such as single quotes, UNION clauses, and comment sequences to alter query semantics.

Attack Vector

The attacker sends an HTTP request to check_student.php with a manipulated student_id value. Injected payloads can include boolean-based, error-based, UNION-based, or time-based blind SQL injection techniques to enumerate database schemas and extract data. Because the exploit has been publicly disclosed through the VulDB submission and GitHub write-up, tooling such as sqlmap can automate exploitation. The EPSS score of 0.532% reflects moderate-to-low predicted exploitation activity, but exposure of the application on the internet substantially increases risk.

The vulnerability mechanism is described in the GitHub CVE Document and the VulDB entry #272615.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-7194

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to check_student.php containing SQL metacharacters such as ', ", --, #, or UNION SELECT in the student_id parameter.
Web server access logs showing unusually long or encoded values in the student_id query string.
Database error messages or 500 responses returned from check_student.php following malformed input.
Outbound traffic from the application server to unfamiliar hosts following suspicious student_id requests, indicating possible data exfiltration.

Detection Strategies

Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection signatures targeting the student_id parameter and the check_student.php path.
Enable database query logging and alert on queries containing tautologies such as OR 1=1 or stacked statements originating from the application user.
Correlate web access logs with database audit logs to identify anomalous read volumes tied to check_student.php requests.

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor for repeated 200 responses with variable payload sizes from check_student.php, indicative of boolean-based blind extraction.
Track authenticated sessions issuing sequential requests to check_student.php with iterating student_id values.
Alert on time-based anomalies where responses from check_student.php exceed baseline latency, suggesting time-based blind injection using SLEEP() or BENCHMARK().

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-7194

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to the Society Management System 1.0 application until a fix is applied, placing it behind VPN or IP allowlists.
Deploy WAF rules that block SQL metacharacters and known SQLi payloads targeting the student_id parameter.
Audit database logs and application access logs for signs of prior exploitation of check_student.php.
Rotate database credentials and application secrets if compromise is suspected.

Patch Information

No vendor patch has been published for itsourcecode Society Management System 1.0 at the time of writing. Refer to the VulDB entry #272615 and the VulDB CTI reference for updates. Operators should track the vendor for future releases and consider decommissioning the affected version if no fix becomes available.

Workarounds

Modify check_student.php to use prepared statements with bound parameters (for example, PDO with bindValue or mysqli_stmt_bind_param) instead of string concatenation.
Enforce strict server-side input validation that restricts student_id to numeric values only, rejecting any request containing non-digit characters.
Apply the principle of least privilege to the database account used by the application, removing write, DROP, and FILE permissions where not required.
Disable verbose database error messages in production to prevent information leakage that aids error-based SQL injection.

bash

# Configuration example: numeric input validation in PHP
# Replace direct query construction with parameterized statements
$student_id = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'student_id', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
if ($student_id === false || $student_id === null) {
    http_response_code(400);
    exit('Invalid student_id');
}
$stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM students WHERE student_id = :sid');
$stmt->bindValue(':sid', $student_id, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$stmt->execute();