CVE-2024-42575: n/a
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% 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: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 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-42575, organizations should immediately audit their School Management System deployments for the presence of the vulnerable substaff.php component and the 'medium' parameter usage. Until an official patch is released, implement the following measures: 1) Employ Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the 'medium' parameter; 2) Conduct input validation and sanitization to reject or properly escape suspicious input; 3) Modify the application code to use parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent direct injection of user input into SQL commands; 4) Restrict database user permissions to the minimum necessary, avoiding administrative privileges for the application database user; 5) Monitor logs for unusual database query patterns or errors indicative of injection attempts; 6) Educate IT staff and developers about secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities; 7) Plan for rapid deployment of official patches once available from the software vendor. Additionally, consider network segmentation to limit exposure of the management system to untrusted networks.
Description
School Management System commit bae5aa was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the medium parameter at substaff.php.