# CVE-2023-5792: SourceCodester Sticky Notes App delete-note.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the delete-note endpoint to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-826h-3r9h-j2hm

## What is CVE-2023-5792?

CVE-2023-5792 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sticky Notes App, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Sticky Notes App 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file endpoint/delete-note.php. The manipulation of the argument note leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-243598 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-2023-5792?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Remyandrade Sticky Notes App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5792 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5792 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sticky Notes App

- [CVE-2023-47014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47014/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-5791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5791/): SourceCodester Sticky Notes App add-note.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5792 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Sticky Notes App, published on 26 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-2023-5792 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sticky Notes 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-2023-5792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5792

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5792/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.