# CVE-2023-1360: SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail New User Creation sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the new user creation feature to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gmj-5xx4-vx7j

## What is CVE-2023-1360?

CVE-2023-1360 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail, published on 12 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail 1.2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file classes/Users.php?f=save of the component New User Creation. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222863.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1360?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Employee Payslip Generator System Project Employee Payslip Generator System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail

- [CVE-2023-1796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1796/): SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator Create News cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1360 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1360 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail, published on 12 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Employee Payslip Generator with Sending Mail. 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-2023-1360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1360/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1360
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1360
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1360

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1360/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.