# CVE-2023-1949: PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System Change Password change-password.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the change-password.php file to manipulate database queries, potentially reading or modifying sensitive data.

- **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:** 8 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w2w4-j48p-h5j9

## What is CVE-2023-1949?

CVE-2023-1949 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System, published on 8 Apr 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, was found in PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file change-password.php of the component Change Password Handler. The manipulation of the argument password leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225336.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Bp Monitoring Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System

- [CVE-2023-27074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27074/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-5856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5856/): PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System registration.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-1950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1950/): PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System Password Recovery password-recovery.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-8134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8134/): PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System bwdates-report-result.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-5761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5761/): PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System edit-family-member.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1949 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management System, published on 8 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-2023-1949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PHPGurukul BP Monitoring Management 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-2023-1949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1949/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1949/
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