# CVE-2023-1503: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System admin_index.php sql injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in the admin login to potentially read database information from the Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gchv-f7pp-384g

## What is CVE-2023-1503?

CVE-2023-1503 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 20 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/admin_index.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password with the input admin' AND (SELECT 8062 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))meUD)-- hLiX leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223407.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1503?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alphaware - Simple E-Commerce System Project Alphaware - Simple E-Commerce System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System

- [CVE-2023-26905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26905/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1502/): SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System edit_customer.php sql injection (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2023-1504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1504/): SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System sql injection (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2022-2682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2682/): SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System stockin.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1503 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 20 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce 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-2023-1503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.