# CVE-2023-0256: SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System Login Page sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login page 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:** 12 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc9m-3x45-h4f7

## What is CVE-2023-0256?

CVE-2023-0256 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System, published on 12 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 2.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /fos/admin/ajax.php?action=login of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218184.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0256?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Food Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0256 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System

- [CVE-2026-30530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30530/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30532/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30533/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30122/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24646/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0256 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System, published on 12 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0256 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Food Ordering 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-2023-0256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0256

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0256/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.