# CVE-2023-7156: Campcodes Online College Library System Search index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the search feature to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxf9-pvfw-8xxq

## What is CVE-2023-7156?

CVE-2023-7156 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online College Library System, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Campcodes Online College Library System 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php of the component Search. The manipulation of the argument category leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249178 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-2023-7156?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Campcodes Online College Library System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Campcodes Online College Library System

- [CVE-2023-6659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6659/): Campcodes Web-Based Student Clearance System login.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7175/): Campcodes Online College Library System HTTP POST Request borrow_add.php sql injection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7156 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online College Library System, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Campcodes Online College 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-2023-7156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7156/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7156

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