# CVE-2024-1197: SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager HTTP GET Request delete-testimonial.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in delete-testimonial.php to read or modify database contents via the testimony parameter.

- **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:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55rf-79cf-hxgm

## What is CVE-2024-1197?

CVE-2024-1197 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file delete-testimonial.php of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument testimony leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252695.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Remyandrade Testimonial Page Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager

- [CVE-2024-1196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1196/): SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager HTTP POST Request add-testimonial.php cross site scripting (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1197 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager, published on 2 Feb 2024. 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-2024-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Testimonial Page Manager. 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-2024-1197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1197/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.