# CVE-2022-3579: SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System Login Page login.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login page to manipulate database queries, potentially accessing or modifying sensitive data.

- **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 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgm7-p858-5mxf

## What is CVE-2022-3579?

CVE-2022-3579 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System, published on 18 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 was found in SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /queuing/login.php of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-211186 is the identifier 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-2022-3579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Cashier Queuing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3579 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3579 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System

- [CVE-2025-8973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8973/): SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System Actions.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2022-3580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3580/): SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System User Creation cross site scripting (low 2.4)
- [CVE-2022-3581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3581/): SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System Cashiers Tab cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3579 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Cashier Queuing System, published on 18 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-2022-3579 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Cashier Queuing 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-2022-3579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.