# CVE-2023-5495: QDocs Smart School HTTP POST Request sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the course filter handler to read or modify database contents in QDocs Smart School.

- **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:** 10 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv72-36rg-vcmc

## What is CVE-2023-5495?

CVE-2023-5495 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in QDocs Smart School, published on 10 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in QDocs Smart School 6.4.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /course/filterRecords/ of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument searchdata[0][title]/searchdata[0][searchfield]/searchdata[0][searchvalue] leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-241647. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5495?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qdocs Smart School.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QDocs Smart School

- [CVE-2025-60500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60500/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-34240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34240/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-8784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8784/): QDocs Smart School Management System Chat mynewuser sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-41107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41107/): Stored XSS in Smart School (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5495 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in QDocs Smart School, published on 10 Oct 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-2023-5495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QDocs Smart School. 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-2023-5495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5495/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.