# CVE-2023-1321: lmxcms AcquisiAction.class.php update sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in lmxcms via the update function 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:** 10 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xq5-7q9p-5vvc

## What is CVE-2023-1321?

CVE-2023-1321 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in lmxcms, published on 10 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in lmxcms 1.41 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function update of the file AcquisiAction.class.php. The manipulation of the argument id with the input -1 and updatexml(0,concat(0x7e,user()),1)# leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222727.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1321?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lmxcms Lmxcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in lmxcms

- [CVE-2021-35437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35437/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46958/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29598/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23136/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-1322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1322/): lmxcms BookAction.class.php reply sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1321 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1321 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in lmxcms, published on 10 Mar 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-2023-1321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: lmxcms. 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-2023-1321/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1321/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1321
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1321
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1321

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1321/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.