# CVE-2023-5497: Tongda OA 2017 delete.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in Tongda OA to read or modify database contents via the welfare management module.

- **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:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2jw-p454-wqxq

## What is CVE-2023-5497?

CVE-2023-5497 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tongda OA 2017, 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 classified as critical has been found in Tongda OA 2017 11.10. Affected is an unknown function of the file general/hr/salary/welfare_manage/delete.php. The manipulation of the argument WELFARE_ID leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-241650 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-2023-5497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tongda2000 Office Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5497 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5497 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tongda OA 2017

- [CVE-2024-25320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25320/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-9759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9759/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10598/): Tongda OA Annual Leave data.php improper authorization (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-10599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10599/): Tongda OA 2017 package_static_resources.php resource consumption (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-10600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10600/): Tongda OA 2017 submenu.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5497 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tongda OA 2017, published on 10 Oct 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-2023-5497 exists.

Affected product: Tongda OA 2017. 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-2023-5497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5497

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