CVE-2024-0461Network attack vector

Authenticated SQL injection via unneutralized POST parameter

Published Jan 12, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

SQL injection in Code Projects Online Faculty Clearance 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries via HTTP POST. The deactivate.php handler fails to neutralize SQL syntax in the haydi request-body value before using it in a database command. A valid low-privilege session is required, and successful exploitation permits reading or changing application data and interrupting database-backed operations.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Code Projects Online Faculty Clearance 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries via HTTP POST. The deactivate.php handler fails to neutralize SQL syntax in the haydi request-body value before using it in a database command. A valid low-privilege session is required, and successful exploitation permits reading or changing application data and interrupting database-backed operations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0461
Published
Jan 12, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
Code Projects
Product
Online Faculty Clearance
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Code Projects · Online Faculty Clearanceversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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