# CVE-2023-48395: Kaifa Technology WebITR - SQL Injection

> A remote attacker with regular user privileges can inject arbitrary SQL commands to read the database in Kaifa Technology WebITR.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f28x-rjg5-px57

## What is CVE-2023-48395?

CVE-2023-48395 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Kaifa Technology WebITR, published on 15 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Kaifa Technology WebITR is an online attendance system, it has insufficient validation for user input within a special function. A remote attacker with regular user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary SQL commands to read database.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48395?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaifa Webitr Attendance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48395?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48395 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48395 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kaifa Technology WebITR

- [CVE-2023-48392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48392/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48394/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-48393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48393/): Kaifa Technology WebITR - Error Message Leakage (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48395 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48395 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Kaifa Technology WebITR, published on 15 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-2023-48395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kaifa Technology WebITR. 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-2023-48395/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48395/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48395
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48395
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48395

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48395/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.