# CVE-2023-4182: SourceCodester Inventory Management System edit_sell.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in edit_sell.php to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester Inventory Management System.

- **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:** 6 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-59wm-wr93-73pf

## What is CVE-2023-4182?

CVE-2023-4182 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 6 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file edit_sell.php. The manipulation of the argument up_pid leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier VDB-236217 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inventory Management System Project Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Inventory Management System

- [CVE-2023-4184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4184/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System sell_return.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4557/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System search_purchase_paymen_report.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4558/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System staff_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4449/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4436/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System edit_update.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4182 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 6 Aug 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-2023-4182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Inventory 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-2023-4182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.