CVE-2024-42554: Hotel Management System · SQL Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-42554, organizations should immediately audit the affected Hotel Management System for the presence of the vulnerability, focusing on the admin_room_added.php script and the handling of the room_type parameter. Implement strict input validation and sanitization to ensure that user-supplied data cannot alter SQL queries. Employ parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent injection attacks. Restrict access to administrative interfaces to trusted personnel and networks, using network segmentation and VPNs where possible. Monitor database and application logs for unusual query patterns or errors indicative of injection attempts. If a patch becomes available, prioritize its deployment after appropriate testing. Additionally, conduct regular security assessments and code reviews to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting this parameter. Finally, enforce the principle of least privilege for database and application accounts to limit the potential damage of any successful exploit.
Description
Hotel Management System commit 91caab8 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the room_type parameter at admin_room_added.php.