SQL injection in Simple Student Attendance System - CVE-2023-6658
Published: January 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85036
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6658
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Simple Student Attendance System
Simple Student Attendance System
Software vendor:
sourcecodester
sourcecodester
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the ajax-api.php?action=save_attendance script. A remote user on the local network can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.