# CVE-2017-20197: propanetank Roommate-Bill-Tracking login.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login form to access or modify database information in the Roommate-Bill-Tracking application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4m6f-v755-rgh3

## What is CVE-2017-20197?

CVE-2017-20197 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in propanetank Roommate-Bill-Tracking, published on 9 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in propanetank Roommate-Bill-Tracking up to 288437f658fc9ee7d4b92a9da12557024d8bc55c. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /includes/login.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is b32bb1b940f82d38fb9310cd66ebe349e20a1d0a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20197?


## How do I fix CVE-2017-20197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20197 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in propanetank Roommate-Bill-Tracking, published on 9 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: propanetank Roommate-Bill-Tracking. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20197/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.