# CVE-2023-7096: code-projects Faculty Management System crud.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Faculty Management System to read or modify database contents via the crud.php script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m54p-35qp-m26h

## What is CVE-2023-7096?

CVE-2023-7096 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Faculty Management System, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in code-projects Faculty Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin/php/crud.php. This manipulation of the argument fieldname/tablename causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Carmelogarcia Faculty Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Faculty Management System

- [CVE-2024-0460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0460/): code-projects Faculty Management System student-print.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7057/): code-projects Faculty Management System yearlevel.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2023-7056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7056/): code-projects Faculty Management System subjects.php cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7096 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Faculty Management System, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects Faculty 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-2023-7096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7096/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7096

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.