# CVE-2023-0679: SourceCodester Canteen Management System removeUser.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in removeUser.php to read or modify database contents, requiring authentication.

- **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:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-47vg-jqf6-p59f

## What is CVE-2023-0679?

CVE-2023-0679 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 6 Feb 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 Canteen Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file removeUser.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220220.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Canteen Management System Project Canteen Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2023-0679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0679 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 6 Feb 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-2023-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-0679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0679

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0679/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.