# CVE-2023-4848: SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App delete_book.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in delete_book.php to read or modify database contents in the Simple Book Catalog App.

- **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:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cm34-7g79-wv3w

## What is CVE-2023-4848?

CVE-2023-4848 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App, 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 classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file delete_book.php. The manipulation of the argument delete leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-239257 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4848?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple Book Catalog App Project Simple Book Catalog App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4848 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4848 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App

- [CVE-2023-4847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4847/): SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App Update Book Form cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4848 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App, published on 9 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4848 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App. 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-2023-4848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4848/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4848

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4848/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.