Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-44812

Critical

Published: 22 October 2024

Published
22 October 2024
Modified
25 October 2024
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 0.1868 95.4th percentile
Risk Priority 31 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-44812 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Janobe Online Complaint Site. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 4.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-44812 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Online Complaint Site version 1.0. The flaw exists in the /admin.index.php component and stems from insufficient input sanitization of the username and password parameters, enabling arbitrary SQL queries under CWE-89.

A remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network without authentication or user interaction to escalate privileges, achieving full control over the affected application and resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.

A publicly available proof-of-concept exploit has been posted to GitHub. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1868 with no material upward trajectory observed after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

SQL Injection vulnerability in Online Complaint Site v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the username and password parameters in the /admin.index.php component.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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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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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in admin login (/admin.index.php) enables remote authentication bypass to gain admin privileges, facilitating exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) and exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068).

Affected Assets

janobe
online complaint site
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