# CVE-2023-1908: SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website GET Parameter view_category.php sql injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in the view_category.php script to read or modify database contents remotely.

- **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:** 6 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9824-r6qm-c636

## What is CVE-2023-1908?

CVE-2023-1908 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website, published on 6 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/categories/view_category.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-225150 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1908?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple Mobile Comparison Website Project Simple Mobile Comparison Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1908?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website

- [CVE-2022-26170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26170/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1792/): SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website GET Parameter manage_field.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-2397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2397/): SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1908 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1908 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website, published on 6 Apr 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-2023-1908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Mobile Comparison Website. 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-2023-1908/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1908/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1908
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1908
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1908

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1908/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.