# CVE-2022-4726: SourceCodester Sanitization Management System Admin Login sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the admin login to access or modify database information.

- **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:** 24 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5v8-fx9c-4p9f

## What is CVE-2022-4726?

CVE-2022-4726 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 24 Dec 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 Sanitization Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Admin Login. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216739.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4726?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanitization Management System Project Sanitization Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4726?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4726 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4726 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4726 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System

- [CVE-2022-44096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44096/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44151/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3674/): SourceCodester Sanitization Management System missing authentication (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-44137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44137/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-44393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44393/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4726 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4726 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 24 Dec 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-2022-4726 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sanitization 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-2022-4726/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4726/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4726
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4726
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4726

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4726/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.