SQL injection in Library Management System - CVE-2024-8679
Published: December 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101355
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8679
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Online Web Tutor
Affected software:
Library Management System
Library Management System
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "value" parameter of the owt_lib_handler AJAX action. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read data in database.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-8679
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.