# CVE-2023-7176: Campcodes Online College Library System HTTP POST Request return_add.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the student parameter to read or modify database contents in the Campcodes Online College Library System.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2f93-ppfg-p4wx

## What is CVE-2023-7176?

CVE-2023-7176 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online College Library System, published on 30 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Campcodes Online College Library System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/return_add.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument student 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-249363.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7176?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online College Library System Project Online College Library System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Campcodes Online College Library System

- [CVE-2023-7177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7177/): Campcodes Online College Library System HTTP POST Request book_add.php sql injection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-7178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7178/): Campcodes Online College Library System HTTP POST Request book_row.php sql injection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-7179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7179/): Campcodes Online College Library System HTTP POST Request category_row.php sql injection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7176 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7176 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online College Library System, published on 30 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7176 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-2023-7176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7176/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7176

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