# CVE-2023-51801: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via SQL injection in the Simple Student Attendance System through crafted payloads in student and class forms.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqp9-66jv-ccj2

## What is CVE-2023-51801?

CVE-2023-51801 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL Injection vulnerability in the Simple Student Attendance System v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the id parameter in the student_form.php and the class_form.php pages.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51801?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Student Attendance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51801 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-51801 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Simple Student Attendance System v.1.0 - Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities - student_form.php and class_form.php (github_poc): https://github.com/geraldoalcantara/CVE-2023-51801

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-1923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1923/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System List of Classes Page ajax-api.php delete_student sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7058/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-25551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25551/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-51802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51802/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-6771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6771/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System actions.class.php save_attendance sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51801 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-51801 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-51801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51801/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51801

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