# CVE-2023-5580: SourceCodester Library System index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the category parameter to read or modify database contents in SourceCodester Library System.

- **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:** 14 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-542j-4g47-xhh4

## What is CVE-2023-5580?

CVE-2023-5580 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Library System, published on 14 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 SourceCodester Library System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument category leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-242145 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Library System Project Library System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Library System

- [CVE-2021-26200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26200/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-3948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3948/): SourceCodester Home Clean Service System Photo student.add.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5580 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Library System, published on 14 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-2023-5580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Library 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-2023-5580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5580/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5580

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5580/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.