# CVE-2023-0986: SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System Edit User sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Edit User feature to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 23 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-596g-4347-jmmq

## What is CVE-2023-0986?

CVE-2023-0986 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System, published on 23 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 Sales Tracker Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/?page=user/manage_user of the component Edit User. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221679.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sales Tracker Management System Project Sales Tracker Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System

- [CVE-2023-26774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26774/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1983/): SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System GET Parameter manage_product.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1290/): SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System view_client.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1291/): SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System manage_client.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1292/): SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System Master.php delete_client sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0986 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sales Tracker Management System, published on 23 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-2023-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sales Tracker 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-2023-0986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.