# CVE-2024-0461: code-projects Online Faculty Clearance HTTP POST Request deactivate.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the deactivate.php handler to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rgp-rfp9-r9wv

## What is CVE-2024-0461?

CVE-2024-0461 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Faculty Clearance, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Online Faculty Clearance 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file deactivate.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument haydi leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-250566 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-2024-0461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian Online Faculty Clearance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0461 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0461 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Online Faculty Clearance

- [CVE-2024-0462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0462/): code-projects Online Faculty Clearance HTTP POST Request designee_view_status.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-0463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0463/): code-projects Online Faculty Clearance HTTP POST Request admin_view_info.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0461 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Online Faculty Clearance, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0461 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Faculty Clearance. 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-2024-0461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0461/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0461

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.