# CVE-2024-6898: SourceCodester Record Management System index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the UserName parameter of index.php to read or modify database records.

- **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:** 19 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whg9-chpc-qg83

## What is CVE-2024-6898?

CVE-2024-6898 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Record Management System, published on 19 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Record Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file index.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-271923.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jkev Record Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6898 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6898 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Record Management System

- [CVE-2024-9810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9810/): SourceCodester Record Management System sort2_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8136/): SourceCodester Record Management System sort1_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8137/): SourceCodester Record Management System search_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7309/): SourceCodester Record Management System entry.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7310/): SourceCodester Record Management System sort_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6898 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Record Management System, published on 19 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6898 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Record 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-2024-6898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6898

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