# CVE-2023-45117: Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi)

> Authenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via the 'eid' parameter in the update quiz resource, potentially reading or modifying 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:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 19 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjw8-8m2x-jvh6

## What is CVE-2023-45117?

CVE-2023-45117 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System, published on 21 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Online Examination System v1.0 is vulnerable to multiple Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerabilities. The 'eid' parameter of the /update.php?q=rmquiz 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-2023-45117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Online Examination System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System

- [CVE-2024-42843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42843/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46307/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45115/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45116/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45118/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45117 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System, published on 21 Dec 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-2023-45117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination 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-2023-45117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45117/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45117

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.