# CVE-2023-40970: SQL injection in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the loan rules module in Senayan Library Management Systems, potentially accessing or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 1 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xf94-q3jx-78q3

## What is CVE-2023-40970?

CVE-2023-40970 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Senayan Library Management Systems SLIMS 9 Bulian v 9.6.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via admin/modules/circulation/loan_rules.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40970?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Slims Senayan Library Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40970 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-40970 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-3744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3744/): Server-Side Request Forgery in SLiMS (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-38292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38292/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45996/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-45791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45791/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12584/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40970 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40970 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 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-2023-40970 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-2023-40970/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40970/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40970
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40970
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40970

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40970/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.