{"id":87187,"date":"2026-07-13T15:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:47:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-0474-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-dormitory-management-system-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0474-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-dormitory-management-system-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2024-0474: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in Dormitory Management System 1.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dormitory Management System 1.0, a project managed by code-projects, has been found to have a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-0474) associated with an unknown functionality of the file login.php. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely and has been disclosed publicly, raising the risk of potential system compromises or data leaks.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2024-0474
\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 7.3
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise, potential data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Dormitory Management System | 1.0<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

This vulnerability stems from an insufficient input validation mechanism in the login.php file. An attacker can manipulate the ‘username’ argument to inject malicious SQL commands. Since the input isn’t properly sanitized, the server executes the malicious SQL command, leading to unauthorized database access.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

An example of how the vulnerability might be exploited is shown below. This is a hypothetical SQL injection attack in the ‘username’ field:<\/p>\n

POST \/login.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=' OR '1'='1'; -- &password=123<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker manipulates the ‘username’ field to include a SQL command that will always return true (`’ OR ‘1’=’1′; –`). This allows them to bypass the authentication mechanism, gaining unauthorized access.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-released patch. In the absence of a patch, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation, but a permanent solution should be sought. The WAF or IDS should be configured to detect and block SQL injection attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The Dormitory Management System 1.0, a project managed by code-projects, has been found to have a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-0474) associated with an unknown functionality of the file login.php. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely and has been disclosed publicly, raising the risk of potential system compromises or data leaks. Vulnerability Summary CVE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-87187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t