CVE-2024-7363: Tracking Management System SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2024-7363 Overview

CVE-2024-7363 is a SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Tracking Monitoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the /manage_person.php script, where the id parameter is passed to a database query without proper sanitization. Authenticated remote attackers can manipulate the id argument to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The exploit has been publicly disclosed under VulDB identifier VDB-273342, increasing the risk of opportunistic attacks against exposed deployments. The vulnerability is tracked under [CWE-89] (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command).

Critical Impact

Remote attackers with low-privileged access can extract, modify, or delete database records through crafted requests to /manage_person.php, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of stored tracking data.

Affected Products

• Oretnom23 (SourceCodester) Tracking Monitoring Management System 1.0
• CPE: cpe:2.3:a:oretnom23:tracking_monitoring_management_system:1.0
• Vulnerable component: /manage_person.php (id parameter)

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-08-01 - CVE-2024-7363 published to NVD
• 2024-08-09 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-7363

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the manage_person.php endpoint of the Tracking Monitoring Management System. The id request parameter is concatenated directly into a SQL query without parameterization or input validation. An attacker submitting crafted input through this parameter can break out of the intended query context and append arbitrary SQL clauses.

Because the attack is delivered over HTTP and requires only low-privileged authenticated access, exploitation is straightforward. A public proof-of-concept has been published as a GitHub Gist PoC, lowering the barrier for non-sophisticated actors to weaponize the flaw.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL command [CWE-89]. The application constructs SQL statements using string concatenation with user-supplied input from the id parameter. No prepared statements, parameterized queries, or input filtering are applied before the value reaches the database driver.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the web application and a session with at least low-level privileges. The attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to /manage_person.php with a malicious id value, such as a UNION-based or boolean-based payload. Successful injection can enumerate database schema, dump user credentials, or pivot to broader compromise. Refer to the VulDB #273342 entry for additional technical context.

No verified exploitation code is reproduced here; see the public PoC for technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-7363

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests to /manage_person.php containing SQL metacharacters in the id parameter, such as single quotes, UNION SELECT, SLEEP(, or comment sequences (--, #).
• Web server access logs showing abnormally long id values or repeated requests with incremental payloads consistent with automated SQLi tooling (sqlmap user agents, sequential boolean probes).
• Unexpected database errors or query timeouts originating from the manage_person.php handler.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy web application firewall (WAF) signatures that flag SQL injection patterns targeting the id parameter of manage_person.php.
• Enable database query logging and alert on syntactically anomalous queries referencing the person table outside normal application flow.
• Correlate authentication events with subsequent suspicious requests to administrative PHP endpoints to identify abuse of low-privileged accounts.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Forward web server, application, and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for cross-source correlation.
• Alert on outbound data transfers from the database host that exceed established baselines, which may indicate bulk record extraction.
• Monitor for the creation of new database users or privilege changes following requests to vulnerable endpoints.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-7363

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the Tracking Monitoring Management System to trusted internal users until a fix is applied.
• Audit existing application accounts and revoke credentials that are no longer needed, reducing the pool of accounts an attacker can abuse.
• Review web server and database logs for prior exploitation attempts referencing /manage_person.php.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch is listed in the available advisories for SourceCodester Tracking Monitoring Management System 1.0. Organizations running this application should treat it as unsupported for production use until the maintainer publishes a fix. Refer to VulDB CTI ID #273342 for ongoing tracking.

Workarounds

• Replace dynamic SQL in manage_person.php with prepared statements using PDO or MySQLi parameter binding, ensuring the id argument is bound as an integer.
• Add server-side input validation that rejects any non-numeric value for the id parameter before it reaches database logic.
• Deploy a WAF rule set such as OWASP ModSecurity Core Rules in blocking mode in front of the application to filter SQL injection payloads.
• Apply least-privilege principles to the database account used by the application, removing DROP, ALTER, and FILE permissions that are not required for normal operation.

# Example ModSecurity rule to block SQLi attempts against the vulnerable endpoint
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /manage_person.php" \
    "chain,id:1007363,phase:2,deny,status:403,log,msg:'CVE-2024-7363 SQLi attempt'"
    SecRule ARGS:id "@detectSQLi" "t:none"