# CVE-2023-42243: SQL injection in n/a

> An authenticated user can execute arbitrary SQL queries via the administrative page, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g64r-mjhp-4487

## What is CVE-2023-42243?

CVE-2023-42243 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Selesta Visual Access Manager < 4.42.2, an authenticated user can access the administrative page /common/vam_Sql.php, which allows for arbitrary SQL queries.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42243?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Seling Visual Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-19994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19994/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-42244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42244/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-19988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19988/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-19986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19986/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-19989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19989/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42243 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42243 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-42243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42243/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42243
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42243
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42243

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42243/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.