# CVE-2024-5116: SourceCodester Online Examination System save.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in save.php to read or modify database contents in the Online Examination System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88pr-jxqf-jwjw

## What is CVE-2024-5116?

CVE-2024-5116 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Examination System, published on 20 May 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 Online Examination System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file save.php. The manipulation of the argument vote leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-265196.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5116?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Warrendaloyan Online Examination System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5116 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5116 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Examination System

- [CVE-2024-5046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5046/): SourceCodester Online Examination System registeracc.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5116 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5116 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Examination System, published on 20 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5116 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Examination 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-2024-5116/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5116/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5116
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5116
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5116

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5116/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.