# CVE-2024-6278: lahirudanushka School Management System Subject Page subject.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the subject.php file to read or modify database contents in the School Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8gw-mmv6-g6v6

## What is CVE-2024-6278?

CVE-2024-6278 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in lahirudanushka School Management System, published on 24 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in lahirudanushka School Management System 1.0.0/1.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file subject.php of the component Subject Page. The manipulation of the argument update leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-269491.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6278?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lahirudanushka School Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6278 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6278 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in lahirudanushka School Management System

- [CVE-2022-36193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36193/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6268/): lahirudanushka School Management System Login Page login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-6279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6279/): lahirudanushka School Management System Exam Results Page examresults-par.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-6274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6274/): lahirudanushka School Management System Attendance Report Page attendancelist.php sql injection (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2024-6275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6275/): lahirudanushka School Management System Parent Page parent.php sql injection (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6278 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6278 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in lahirudanushka School Management System, published on 24 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6278 exists.

Affected product: lahirudanushka School 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-2024-6278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6278/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6278
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6278
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6278

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