# CVE-2023-2217: SourceCodester Task Reminder System manage_reminder.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the reminder management script to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 21 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g593-5x6p-r7jw

## What is CVE-2023-2217?

CVE-2023-2217 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Task Reminder System, published on 21 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 SourceCodester Task Reminder System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/reminders/manage_reminder.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-226983.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2217?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Task Reminder System Project Task Reminder System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Task Reminder System

- [CVE-2023-5836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5836/): SourceCodester Task Reminder System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-2218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2218/): SourceCodester Task Reminder System manage_user.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-31705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31705/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-2150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2150/): SourceCodester Task Reminder System Master.php sql injection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-2154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2154/): SourceCodester Task Reminder System sql injection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2217 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2217 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Task Reminder System, published on 21 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-2023-2217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Task Reminder 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-2023-2217/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2217/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2217
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2217
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2217

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2217/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.