# CVE-2024-9039: SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System ajax.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the signup function to read or modify database contents in the Best House Rental Management System.

- **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:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqjq-8h5p-w29m

## What is CVE-2024-9039?

CVE-2024-9039 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 20 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /ajax.php?action=signup. The manipulation of the argument firstname/lastname/email leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9039?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best House Rental Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9039 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9039 exists.

## 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-2024-9039 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9039 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 20 Sep 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-2024-9039 exists.

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-2024-9039/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9039/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9039
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9039
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9039

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9039/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.