Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-55099

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 12 December 2024

Published
12 December 2024
Modified
03 April 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 0.2096 95.8th percentile
Risk Priority 32 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-55099 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Online Nurse Hiring 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 4.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the /admin/index.php endpoint of phpgurukul Online Nurse Hiring System v1.0. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-55099 and assigned CWE-89, permits unsanitized input in the username parameter to be passed directly into database queries, enabling execution of arbitrary SQL commands. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can submit crafted username values to obtain unauthorized database access. Successful exploitation can expose or modify stored credentials, patient or nurse records, and other sensitive application data, with the potential for full system compromise depending on database privileges.

Public references consist of proof-of-concept materials hosted on GitHub that demonstrate the injection vector; no vendor advisory or patch information is included in the available sources. The EPSS score has remained stable at 0.2096 with no material increase since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A SQL Injection vulnerability was found in /admin/index.php in phpgurukul Online Nurse Hiring System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands to get unauthorized database access via the username parameter.

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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Why these techniques?

SQL injection vulnerability enables exploitation of public-facing web application (T1190) and unauthorized querying/dumping of database contents (T1213.006).

Affected Assets

phpgurukul
online nurse hiring 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