# CVE-2022-3472: SourceCodester Human Resource Management System city.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in city.php to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester HRMS.

- **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:** 12 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhf9-rph4-qghr

## What is CVE-2022-3472?

CVE-2022-3472 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 12 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file city.php. The manipulation of the argument cityedit leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-210716.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Human Resource Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3472 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3472 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System

- [CVE-2024-35469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35469/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43262/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-34221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34221/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-43318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43318/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-40682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40682/): SQL injection vulnerability in Human Resource Management System (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3472 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 12 Oct 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-2022-3472 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Human Resource 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-2022-3472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3472

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.