# CVE-2024-6043: SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System admin_class.php login sql injection

> Attackers can perform SQL injection via the username field in the admin login, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chpq-g3q7-fq3j

## What is CVE-2024-6043?

CVE-2024-6043 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 17 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. This affects the function login of the file admin_class.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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-268767.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6043?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best House Rental Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- This Python tool exploits the CVE-2024-6043 vulnerability, which affects the SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform SQL Injection via the `admin_class.php` file, specifically targeting the `username` parameter (github_poc): https://github.com/lfillaz/CVE-2024-6043

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System

- [CVE-2024-48579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48579/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46374/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46376/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46377/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6043 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6043 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 17 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best House Rental Management 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-2024-6043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6043/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6043
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6043
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6043

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6043/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.