# CVE-2023-1941: SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System login.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in login.php to manipulate database queries, potentially reading or modifying data.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 7 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p6f-pmgg-x94p

## What is CVE-2023-1941?

CVE-2023-1941 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System, published on 7 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225317 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1941?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System Project Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1941?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1941 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1941 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System

- [CVE-2023-1940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1940/): SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System delete_user_query.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1739/): SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System upload.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1558/): Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System uploadera.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1941 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1941 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart System, published on 7 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1941 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple and Beautiful Shopping Cart 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-2023-1941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1941/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1941
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1941
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1941

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1941/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.