# CVE-2023-38870: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can inject SQL via the category_id parameter in the cash book feature to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vj5-v747-wvff

## What is CVE-2023-38870?

CVE-2023-38870 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in gugoan Economizzer commit 3730880 (April 2023) and v.0.9-beta1. The cash book has a feature to list accomplishments by category, and the 'category_id' parameter is vulnerable to SQL Injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Economizzer Economizzer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38870 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38870 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-38874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38874/): Economizzer remote code execution vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38877/): Economizzer host header injection vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38873/): Economizzer vulnerable to Clickjacking (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-38871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38871/): Economizzer user enumeration vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-38872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38872/): Economizzer Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38870 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38870 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-38870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.