# CVE-2023-7123: SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System sql injection

> Remote attackers can perform SQL injection via the save_medicine 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:** 27 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phqw-f6xp-qmmc

## What is CVE-2023-7123?

CVE-2023-7123 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System, published on 27 Dec 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, has been found in SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /classes/Master.php? f=save_medicine. The manipulation of the argument id/name/description leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-249095.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Medicine Tracker System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System

- [CVE-2024-7226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7226/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System Password Change cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-6418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6418/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-7134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7134/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-6419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6419/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-5581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5581/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System index.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7123 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System, published on 27 Dec 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-2023-7123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medicine Tracking 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-2023-7123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.