CVE-2024-7680: Tailoring Management System SQLi Flaw

CVE-2024-7680 Overview

CVE-2024-7680 is a SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the /incedit.php endpoint, where the id, inccat, desc, date, and amount parameters are passed unsanitized into backend SQL queries. Authenticated attackers can manipulate these parameters to inject arbitrary SQL statements. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network and a public exploit has been disclosed. The issue is classified under CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command).

Critical Impact

Remote authenticated attackers can manipulate database queries through the /incedit.php?id=4 endpoint, potentially exposing or modifying records stored in the Tailoring Management System database.

Affected Products

• itsourcecode Tailoring Management System 1.0
• Vendor: angeljudesuarez
• CPE: cpe:2.3:a:angeljudesuarez:tailoring_management_system:1.0

Discovery Timeline

• 2024-08-12 - CVE-2024-7680 published to NVD
• 2024-08-15 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-7680

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the incedit.php script of the Tailoring Management System. The script accepts user-supplied input via the id query string parameter as well as the inccat, desc, date, and amount parameters submitted in update requests. These values are concatenated directly into SQL statements without prepared statements or input sanitization.

An attacker who can reach the application can craft request parameters that break out of the intended query context. This allows arbitrary SQL execution against the underlying database. Because the affected endpoint handles record edits, successful exploitation can disclose data, modify financial records, or escalate access depending on database privileges.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of parameterized queries in incedit.php. The application interpolates request parameters directly into SQL strings, which is the canonical pattern described in CWE-89. No allow-list validation or type coercion is applied to numeric fields such as id and amount.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the application and low-privilege authentication. An attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to /incedit.php?id=4 with malicious payloads in the id, inccat, desc, date, or amount parameters. The public disclosure available through the GitHub CVE Issue and VulDB entry 274137 documents the injectable parameters and request structure.

No verified exploit code is provided here. Refer to the public references for proof-of-concept request structures.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-7680

Indicators of Compromise

• HTTP requests to /incedit.php containing SQL metacharacters such as ', --, UNION, SELECT, or SLEEP( in the id, inccat, desc, date, or amount parameters.
• Web server access logs showing unusually long or encoded query strings targeting the incedit.php endpoint.
• Database error messages or stack traces emitted in HTTP responses originating from incedit.php.

Detection Strategies

• Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) signature that inspects requests to /incedit.php for SQL injection patterns in the documented parameters.
• Enable database query logging and alert on syntactically unusual queries originating from the application's database user.
• Correlate authentication events with sudden spikes in requests to edit endpoints from a single session or IP.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Forward web server, application, and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for cross-source correlation.
• Monitor for outbound data transfer anomalies from the database host, which can indicate post-exploitation data exfiltration.
• Track authentication failures and successful logins from new IP addresses against the Tailoring Management System.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-7680

Immediate Actions Required

• Restrict network access to the Tailoring Management System to trusted users and networks until a fix is applied.
• Audit the incedit.php source and refactor all SQL queries to use parameterized statements via mysqli or PDO prepared statements.
• Review database logs and recent edits made through incedit.php for signs of tampering.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch is listed in the public references at the time of NVD publication. Administrators should review the GitHub CVE Issue and VulDB advisory for any vendor updates. Until a vendor patch is released, source-code remediation by the operator is required.

Workarounds

• Place the application behind a WAF with rules that block SQL injection payloads targeting /incedit.php parameters.
• Apply least-privilege principles to the database account used by the application, removing DROP, ALTER, and FILE privileges.
• Disable verbose database error reporting in PHP so query errors are not returned to the client.
• Add input validation in incedit.php to enforce numeric typing on id and amount and length limits on string parameters.

# Example PHP remediation pattern using PDO prepared statements
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE income SET inccat = :inccat, desc = :desc, date = :date, amount = :amount WHERE id = :id");
$stmt->execute([
    ':inccat' => $_POST['inccat'],
    ':desc'   => $_POST['desc'],
    ':date'   => $_POST['date'],
    ':amount' => (float)$_POST['amount'],
    ':id'     => (int)$_GET['id'],
]);