# CVE-2023-2052: Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System ballot_down.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the ballot download script to read or modify voting 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:** 14 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hv7j-4f6j-cjvm

## What is CVE-2023-2052?

CVE-2023-2052 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System, published on 14 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/ballot_down.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225937 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2052?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2052 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2052 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System

- [CVE-2025-11422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11422/): Campcodes Advanced Online Voting Management System login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11111/): Campcodes Advanced Online Voting Management System candidates_edit.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-9694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9694/): Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-5225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5225/): Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-2047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2047/): Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System login.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2052 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2052 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Advanced Online Voting System, published on 14 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2052 exists.

Affected product: Campcodes Advanced Online Voting 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-2023-2052/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2052/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2052
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2052
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2052

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.