# CVE-2023-6402: PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System add-phlebotomist.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the add-phlebotomist.php file 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:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 29 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2v8-gq8g-4wpj

## What is CVE-2023-6402?

CVE-2023-6402 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System, published on 30 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file add-phlebotomist.php. The manipulation of the argument empid 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 associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-246423.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6402?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6402?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6402 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6402 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System

- [CVE-2023-46584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46584/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5804/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-6157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6157/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System registered-user-testing.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4306/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System edit-phlebotomist.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4026](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4026/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System profile.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6402 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6402 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System, published on 30 Nov 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-2023-6402 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management 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-2023-6402/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6402/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6402
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6402
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6402

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6402/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.