# CVE-2023-44480: Leave Management System Project v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi)

> Authenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via the setcasualleave parameter to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 27 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xhx-7chp-7wq6

## What is CVE-2023-44480?

CVE-2023-44480 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Leave Management System Project, published on 27 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Leave Management System Project v1.0 is vulnerable to multiple Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerabilities. The 'setcasualleave' parameter of the admin/setleaves.php resource does not validate the characters received and they are sent unfiltered to the database.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44480?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Leave Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Leave Management System Project

- [CVE-2023-44481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44481/): Leave Management System Project v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-44482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44482/): Leave Management System Project v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44480 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Leave Management System Project, published on 27 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Leave Management System Project. 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-2023-44480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44480/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44480

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44480/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.