# CVE-2023-0706: SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App manage_record.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in manage_record.php to read or modify database records in the Medical Certificate Generator App.

- **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:** 7 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q56j-mjjc-gjf9

## What is CVE-2023-0706?

CVE-2023-0706 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App, published on 7 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file manage_record.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220340.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0706?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Medical Certificate Generator App Project Medical Certificate Generator App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App

- [CVE-2023-0774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0774/): SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App action.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1566/): SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App action.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-0707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0707/): SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App function.php delete_record sql injection (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-1006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1006/): SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App New Record cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0706 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0706 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App, published on 7 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-2023-0706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medical Certificate Generator App. 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-2023-0706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0706/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0706
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0706
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.