Vulnerability identifier: #VU73879

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1440

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Automatic Question Paper Generator System
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: 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 users/user/manage_user.php script in the GET Parameter Handler component. A remote user 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Automatic Question Paper Generator System: 1.0

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External links
http://vuldb.com/?id.223284
http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223284
http://github.com/gxu-yuan/bug_report/blob/main/SQLi-1.md

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.