SourceCodester Best Online News Portal index.php sql injection

published 2024-06-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47102

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/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 identifier VDB-268461 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-15)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/CveSecLook/cve/issues/45 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	3.0	6.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

SourceCodester Best Online News Portal
sourcecodester best_online_news_portal

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /CveSecLook/cve/issues/45
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /?id.268461
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.268461
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /?submit.356239
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-5985
NVD CVE-2024-5985

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Summary