Overview
The vulnerability, CVE-2024-0359, is a critical issue affecting the Simple Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0. It’s an SQL Injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to manipulate the ‘username/password’ argument in the file login.php. This vulnerability can lead to data leakage or complete system compromise, making it a severe threat to any entity using the affected software.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0359
Severity: Critical (7.3 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System Compromise, Data Leakage
Affected Products
Product | Affected Versions
Simple Online Hotel Reservation System | 1.0
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability involves a flaw in the file login.php of the Simple Online Hotel Reservation System 1.0. It allows an attacker to inject SQL commands into the ‘username/password’ argument. This happens because the system does not properly sanitize user inputs, thus enabling an attacker to manipulate SQL queries executed by the application.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP request that an attacker might use:
POST /login.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username=admin';DROP%20TABLE%20users;--&password=123456In this example, the attacker injects a malicious SQL statement (`DROP TABLE users`) into the ‘username’ parameter. If the system does not properly sanitize this input, it will execute the injected SQL command, potentially leading to data loss or other severe impacts.
Mitigation Guidance
Users are strongly advised to apply the vendor’s patch to fix this vulnerability as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation strategy, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability. However, these are not permanent solutions and do not address the root cause of the vulnerability.
