# CVE-2022-4051: Hostel Searching Project view-property.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in view-property.php to read 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:** 17 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cgf7-vxxr-q493

## What is CVE-2022-4051?

CVE-2022-4051 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in unspecified Hostel Searching Project, published on 17 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Hostel Searching Project and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file view-property.php. The manipulation of the argument property_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213844.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4051?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hostel Searching Project Hostel Searching Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4051 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4051 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4051 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4051 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in unspecified Hostel Searching Project, published on 17 Nov 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-2022-4051 exists.

Affected product: unspecified Hostel Searching Project. 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-2022-4051/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4051/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4051
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4051
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4051

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4051/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.