Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-3438

HighPublic PoC

Published: 08 April 2024

Published
08 April 2024
Modified
10 February 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0005 16.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-3438 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Fast5 Prison Management System. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 16.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Prison Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /Admin/login.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been…

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disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-259691.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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T1505 Server Software Component Persistence
Adversaries may abuse legitimate extensible development features of servers to establish persistent access to systems.
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Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated remote SQL injection in public-facing web app (/Admin/login.php) enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), data collection from databases (T1213.006), and abuse of server software components (T1505 per VulDB advisory).

Affected Assets

fast5
prison management system
1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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