CVE-2024-40392: SourceCodester Pharmacy/Medical Store Point of Sale System Using PHP/MySQL and Bootstrap Framework with Source

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEWATCHLISTDOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-40392 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting pharmacy\/medical store point of sale system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SourceCodester Pharmacy/Medical Store Point of Sale System Using PHP/MySQL and Bootstrap Framework with Source Code 1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the name parameter under addnew.php.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
On your watchlist

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 57%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2024-07-16
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: fkgeo

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-07-16 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:45 UTCUpdated Record last modified

fkgeo pharmacy\/medical store point of sale 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 pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system || rpm -q pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system || pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system --version

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

apt-cache madison pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system sudo apt install pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system sudo dnf downgrade pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add pharmacymedical-store-point-of-sale-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.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-40392?

pharmacy\/medical store point of sale system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-40392 being exploited?

CVE-2024-40392 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-2024-40392 affect?

CVE-2024-40392 affects pharmacy\/medical store point of sale system. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). SourceCodester Pharmacy/Medical Store Point of Sale System Using PHP/MySQL and Bootstrap Framework with Source Code 1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the name parameter under addnew.php.

How urgent is CVE-2024-40392?

Priority 60/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action; On your watchlist

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities · MySQL vulnerabilities · Bootstrap vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-36673 CRITICAL 9.8 DOWNGRADE Sourcecodester Pharmacy/Medical Store Point of Sale System 1.0 is vulnerable SQL Injection via login.php

References

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