# CVE-2022-23046: SQL injection in PhpIPAM

> An authenticated admin can inject SQL commands via the subnet parameter in the BGP mapping search feature, potentially compromising database integrity.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-53m2-8j58-chqq

## What is CVE-2022-23046?

CVE-2022-23046 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpipam Phpipam, published on 19 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PhpIPAM v1.4.4 allows an authenticated admin user to inject SQL sentences in the "subnet" parameter while searching a subnet via app/admin/routing/edit-bgp-mapping-search.php

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23046?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpipam Phpipam.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- SQL Injection Vulnerability on PhpIPAM v1.4.4 (github_poc): https://github.com/dnr6419/CVE-2022-23046
- https://github.com/jcarabantes/CVE-2022-23046 (github_poc): https://github.com/jcarabantes/CVE-2022-23046
- Tinker Script for CVE-2022-23046 (github_poc): https://github.com/bernauers/CVE-2022-23046
- PHPIPAM 1.4.4 - SQLi (Authenticated) (exploitdb)
- CVE-2022-23046 phpIPAM 1.4.4 (github_poc): https://github.com/hadrian3689/phpipam_1.4.4

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpipam Phpipam

- [CVE-2022-41443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41443/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16692/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16693/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16694/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16695/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23046 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpipam Phpipam, published on 19 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpipam Phpipam. 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-2022-23046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23046

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23046/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.