# CVE-2022-2876: SourceCodester Student Management System index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in index.php to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester Student Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f867-2p69-w2hr

## What is CVE-2022-2876?

CVE-2022-2876 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Management System, published on 18 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Student Management System. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-206634 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2876?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Student Management System Project Student Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2876 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2876 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Student Management System

- [CVE-2023-41616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41616/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2876 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2876 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Management System, published on 18 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2876 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Student Management System. 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-2022-2876/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2876/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2876
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2876
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2876

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2876/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.