# CVE-2023-0281: SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System judge_panel.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in judge_panel.php to read or modify database contents in the Online Flight Booking Management System.

- **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:** 13 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xq9f-gqc7-9v8j

## What is CVE-2023-0281?

CVE-2023-0281 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System, published on 13 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 Flight Booking Management System. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file judge_panel.php. The manipulation of the argument subevent_id leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218276.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0281?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Flight Booking Management System Project Online Flight Booking Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0281 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0281 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System

- [CVE-2023-0283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0283/): SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System POST Parameter review_search.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-0245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0245/): SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System add_contestant.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0281 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0281 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Flight Booking Management System, published on 13 Jan 2023. 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-2023-0281 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Flight Booking 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-2023-0281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0281/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0281
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0281
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0281

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0281/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.