# CVE-2024-2168: SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System HTTP POST Request expense_category.php sql injection

> Attackers can inject SQL commands via the status parameter in expense_category.php to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 4 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m93x-j22f-53v7

## What is CVE-2024-2168?

CVE-2024-2168 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System, published on 4 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/operations/expense_category.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument status leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-255678 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-2024-2168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Online Tours \& Travels Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System

- [CVE-2024-48411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48411/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0883/): SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System pay.php prepare sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-0735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0735/): SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System expense.php exec sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6765/): SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System email_setup.php prepare sql injection (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2024-6471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6471/): SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management sms_setting.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2168 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System, published on 4 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels 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-2024-2168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2168/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2168

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