# CVE-2022-3013: SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System loginVaLidation.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login validation script to access or modify database contents.

- **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:** 27 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmfv-8pfm-mx7m

## What is CVE-2022-3013?

CVE-2022-3013 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System, published on 27 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System. This affects an unknown part of the file /loginVaLidation.php. The manipulation of the argument login leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-207423.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3013?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple Task Managing System Project Simple Task Managing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System

- [CVE-2022-40032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40032/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40030/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40026](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40026/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-40027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40027/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-40028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40028/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3013 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3013 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System, published on 27 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Task Managing 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-2022-3013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3013/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3013
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3013
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3013

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3013/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.