# CVE-2022-4222: SourceCodester Canteen Management System POST Request ajax_invoice.php query sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the invoice search feature to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 30 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4wv-562v-fjc9

## What is CVE-2022-4222?

CVE-2022-4222 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 30 Nov 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 Canteen Management System. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function query of the file ajax_invoice.php of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument search leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214523.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Canteen Management System Project Canteen Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4222 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4222 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Canteen Management System

- [CVE-2023-23279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23279/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43265/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3583/): SourceCodester Canteen Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-43146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43146/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-43277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43277/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4222 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 30 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-2022-4222 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Canteen 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-2022-4222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.