# CVE-2023-0938: SourceCodester Music Gallery Site GET Request music_list.php sql injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in music_list.php to read or modify database contents via the cid parameter.

- **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:** 21 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg9v-x2cw-787r

## What is CVE-2023-0938?

CVE-2023-0938 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Music Gallery Site, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Music Gallery Site 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file music_list.php of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument cid leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221553 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0938?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Music Gallery Site Project Music Gallery Site.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0938 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0938 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Music Gallery Site v1.0 - SQL Injection on  music_list.php (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Music Gallery Site

- [CVE-2023-0963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0963/): SourceCodester Music Gallery Site POST Request Users.php access control (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-0961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0961/): SourceCodester Music Gallery Site GET Request view_music_details.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-0962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0962/): SourceCodester Music Gallery Site GET Request Master.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1053/): SourceCodester Music Gallery Site view_category.php sql injection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-1054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1054/): SourceCodester Music Gallery Site sql injection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0938 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Music Gallery Site, published on 21 Feb 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-2023-0938 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Music Gallery Site. 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-2023-0938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0938/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0938

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