# CVE-2023-1439: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System GET Parameter view_details.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the view_details.php GET parameter 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:** 17 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvxv-225p-8442

## What is CVE-2023-1439?

CVE-2023-1439 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 Mar 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 Medicine Tracker System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file medicines/view_details.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument GET 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-223283.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1439?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Medicine Tracker System Project Medicine Tracker System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System

- [CVE-2023-30112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30112/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1464/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System improper authentication (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-30106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30106/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30111/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30458/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1439 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1439 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 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-2023-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker 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-2023-1439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1439/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1439
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1439
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1439

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1439/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.