CVE-2024-3440: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Prison Management System 1.0

Routine

MEDIUM 4.7DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-3440 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.7) affecting prison management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Prison Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /Admin/edit_profile.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-259693 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 47%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2024-04-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: fast5

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-04-08 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:44 UTCUpdated Record last modified

fast5 prison management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy prison-management-system || rpm -q prison-management-system || prison-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison prison-management-system sudo apt install prison-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold prison-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list prison-management-system sudo dnf downgrade prison-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add prison-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-3440?

prison management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-3440 being exploited?

CVE-2024-3440 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-3440 affect?

CVE-2024-3440 affects prison management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.7). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Prison Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /Admin/edit_profile.php. The manipulation leads to sql inject

How urgent is CVE-2024-3440?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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