# CVE-2023-3457: SourceCodester Shopping Website index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the username parameter to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester Shopping Website.

- **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:** 29 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cr63-g524-3rp9

## What is CVE-2023-3457?

CVE-2023-3457 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Shopping Website, published on 29 Jun 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 Shopping Website 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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-232674 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-2023-3457?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanchitkmr Shopping Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Shopping Website

- [CVE-2023-3534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3534/): SourceCodester Shopping Website check_availability.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3502/): SourceCodester Shopping Website search-result.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3503/): SourceCodester Shopping Website insert-product.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3458/): SourceCodester Shopping Website forgot-password.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3457 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3457 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Shopping Website, published on 29 Jun 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-2023-3457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Shopping 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-2023-3457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3457/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3457
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3457
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3457

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3457/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.