#VU75183 SQL injection in Advanced Online Voting System - CVE-2023-2049

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75183

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2049

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Advanced Online Voting System
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: CampCodes

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 "id" parameter in the /admin/ballot_up.php script. A remote attacker 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

Advanced Online Voting System: 1.0

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External links
https://github.com/E1CHO/cve_hub/blob/main/Advanced%20Online%20Voting%20System/Advanced%20Online%20Voting%20System%20-%20vuln%203.pdf
https://vuldb.com/?id.225934
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.225934

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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