# CVE-2024-0494: Kashipara Billing Software HTTP POST Request material_bill.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in material_bill.php to read or modify database contents in Kashipara Billing Software.

- **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:** 13 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qmp8-p9mw-cjwp

## What is CVE-2024-0494?

CVE-2024-0494 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Kashipara Billing Software, published on 13 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Kashipara Billing Software 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file material_bill.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument itemtypeid leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250599.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0494?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kashipara Billing Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kashipara Billing Software

- [CVE-2023-49622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49622/): Billing Software v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49624/): Billing Software v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49625/): Billing Software v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49633](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49633/): Billing Software v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49639/): Billing Software v1.0 - Multiple Unauthenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0494 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Kashipara Billing Software, published on 13 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kashipara Billing Software. 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-2024-0494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0494/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.