# CVE-2024-0389: SourceCodester Student Attendance System attendance_report.php sql injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in attendance_report.php to read or modify database records in the Student Attendance System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-42v3-rqf8-qxr6

## What is CVE-2024-0389?

CVE-2024-0389 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Attendance System, published on 10 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Student Attendance System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file attendance_report.php. The manipulation of the argument class_id leads to sql injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-250230 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Student Attendance System Project Student Attendance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0389 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0389 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0389 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Attendance System, published on 10 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0389 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Student Attendance System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0389/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.