# CVE-2022-3059: SQL injection in Schoolbox version 21.0.2, by Schoolbox Pty Ltd

> Attackers can extract database information via SQL injection in Schoolbox, affecting both authenticated and unauthenticated users.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95q2-rgwr-x33j

## What is CVE-2022-3059?

CVE-2022-3059 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Schoolbox, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The application was vulnerable to multiple instances of SQL injection (authenticated and unauthenticated) through a vulnerable parameter. Due to the stacked query support, complex SQL commands could be crafted and injected into the vulnerable parameter and using a sleep based inferential SQL injection it was possible to extract data from the database.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schoolbox Schoolbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schoolbox

- [CVE-2024-28094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28094/): Blind SQL Injection in Chat functionality in Schoolbox (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-39020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39020/): Cross-site scripting in Schoolbox version 21.0.2, by Schoolbox Pty Ltd (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-28095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28095/): Stored Cross-site Scripting in News functionality in Schoolbox (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-28096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28096/): Stored Cross-site Scripting in Class functionality in Schoolbox (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-28097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28097/): Stored Cross-site Scripting in Calendar functionality in Schoolbox (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3059 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Schoolbox, published on 31 Oct 2022. 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-2022-3059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schoolbox. 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-2022-3059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.