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CVE-2024-42571VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-42571: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42571, organizations should immediately review and sanitize all inputs to the insertattendance.php script, especially the 'medium' parameter. Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks. If patches become available from the vendor, apply them promptly. In the absence of official patches, consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting this parameter. Restrict database user permissions to the minimum necessary to limit the impact of any successful injection. Conduct thorough code audits of the application to identify and remediate other potential injection points. Monitor database logs and application logs for unusual queries or errors indicative of exploitation attempts. Network segmentation should be enforced to isolate the School Management System from critical infrastructure. Finally, educate development teams on secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future.

Description

School Management System commit bae5aa was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the medium parameter at insertattendance.php.

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