# CVE-2023-3693: SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System login.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login page to access or modify database information.

- **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:** 16 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q6pf-4873-rr8g

## What is CVE-2023-3693?

CVE-2023-3693 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System, published on 16 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234244.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3693?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Janobe Life Insurance Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System

- [CVE-2023-3165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3165/): SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System POST Parameter insertNominee.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3693 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3693 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System, published on 16 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Life Insurance 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-2023-3693/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3693/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3693
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3693
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3693

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3693/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.