# CVE-2023-1770: SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator Master.php get_scale sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the GPA Calculator to read or modify database contents via the Master.php file.

- **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:** 31 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gg3f-99q3-f2qp

## What is CVE-2023-1770?

CVE-2023-1770 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator, published on 31 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 SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_scale of the file Master.php. The manipulation of the argument perc 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-224671.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Grade Point Average \(Gpa\) Calculator Project Grade Point Average \(Gpa\) Calculator.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator

- [CVE-2023-1769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1769/): SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator index.php information disclosure (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-1771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1771/): SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator Master.php get_scale cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2023-1743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1743/): SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator index.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1770 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator, published on 31 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-2023-1770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Grade Point Average GPA Calculator. 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-2023-1770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1770

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1770/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.