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CVE-2024-0247: Critical Vulnerability in CodeAstro Online Food Ordering System Leading to SQL Injection

Overview

The CVE-2024-0247 represents a significant security vulnerability discovered in version 1.0 of the CodeAstro Online Food Ordering System. This critical vulnerability affects the Admin Panel component and can lead to potential SQL injection through the manipulation of the Username argument. As a result, remote attackers can potentially compromise the system or leak sensitive data, leading to considerable operational and reputational risks.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2024-0247
Severity: Critical (7.3 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage

Affected Products

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Product | Affected Versions

CodeAstro Online Food Ordering System | 1.0

How the Exploit Works

The exploit works by manipulating the Username argument in the affected /admin/ file of the system. This results in SQL injection, a code injection technique often used to attack data-driven applications. The attacker can make unauthorized queries, modify, and delete data, or even execute administration operations on the database, resulting in system compromise or data leakage.

Conceptual Example Code

Here’s a
conceptual
example of how the vulnerability might be exploited through a malicious SQL statement in an HTTP request:

POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username=admin'; DROP TABLE users;--&password=admin123

In this example, the attacker sends a request with a malicious username that includes an SQL statement (`admin’; DROP TABLE users;–`). This statement is intended to delete the ‘users’ table from the database, demonstrating the potential damage that could be inflicted through this vulnerability.

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