# CVE-2018-18795: SQL injection in n/a

> An attacker can inject SQL commands via the id parameter in student or event pages to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggq7-fjr5-3jwp

## What is CVE-2018-18795?

CVE-2018-18795 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

School Event Management System 1.0 has SQL Injection via the student/index.php or event/index.php id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18795?

It affects 1 product.


Products: School Event Management System Project School Event Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- School Event Management System 1.0 - SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-18793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18793/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-18794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18794/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18795 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2018. 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-2018-18795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-18795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18795

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