# CVE-2022-3473: SourceCodester Human Resource Management System getstatecity.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in getstatecity.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:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x54x-rvhr-4mq6

## What is CVE-2022-3473?

CVE-2022-3473 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 classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System. This affects an unknown part of the file getstatecity.php. The manipulation of the argument ci leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-210717 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3473?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Human Resource Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3473?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3473 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2022-3473 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3473 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2022-3473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3473/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3473
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3473
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3473

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