# CVE-2023-42807: Frappe LMS SQL Injection Issue on People Page

> An SQL injection vulnerability in the People Page of Frappe LMS allows attackers to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m47x-32hh-m2m6, GHSA-wvq3-3wvp-6x63

## What is CVE-2023-42807?

CVE-2023-42807 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in frappe lms, published on 21 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Frappe LMS is an open source learning management system. In versions 1.0.0 and prior, on the People Page of LMS, there was an SQL Injection vulnerability. The issue has been fixed in the `main` branch. Users won't face this issue if they are using the latest main branch of the app.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42807?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Frappe Learning.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in frappe lms

- [CVE-2023-5555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5555/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in frappe/lms (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-34606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34606/): Stored XSS in Frappe LMS (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-26977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26977/): Frappe Learning Management System exposes details of unpublished courses to unauthorized users (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11280/): Frappe LMS Assignment Picture files direct request (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2026-39415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39415/): Frappe Learning Management System has Client-Side Manipulation of Quiz Scores (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42807 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42807 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in frappe lms, published on 21 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: frappe lms. 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-2023-42807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42807/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42807

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42807/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.