# CVE-2023-4845: SourceCodester Simple Membership System account_edit_query.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in account_edit_query.php to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 9 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5chm-8p4r-vxjr

## What is CVE-2023-4845?

CVE-2023-4845 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Membership System, published on 9 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Membership System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file account_edit_query.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-239254 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4845?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Razormist Simple Membership System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4845?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4845 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Membership System

- [CVE-2023-5260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5260/): SourceCodester Simple Membership System group_validator.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-5027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5027/): SourceCodester Simple Membership System club_validator.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4846/): SourceCodester Simple Membership System delete_member.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4844/): SourceCodester Simple Membership System club_edit_query.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4845 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4845 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Membership System, published on 9 Sep 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-2023-4845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Membership 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-2023-4845/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4845/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4845
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4845
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4845

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4845/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.