Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-40392

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 16 July 2024

Published
16 July 2024
Modified
29 May 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0027 50.8th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-40392 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Fkgeo Pharmacy\/Medical Store Point Of Sale System. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 49.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

SourceCodester Pharmacy/Medical Store Point of Sale System Using PHP/MySQL and Bootstrap Framework with Source Code 1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the name parameter under addnew.php.

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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T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.
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Why these techniques?

The unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the public-facing web application (addnew.php) enables initial access via exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), collection of data from databases (T1213.006), and manipulation of stored data in the database (T1565.001).

Affected Assets

fkgeo
pharmacy\/medical store point of sale 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.

References