# CVE-2024-7166: SourceCodester School Fees Payment System receipt.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in receipt.php to read or modify database contents in the School Fees Payment System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cwwg-wc3x-x7gv

## What is CVE-2024-7166?

CVE-2024-7166 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester School Fees Payment System, published on 28 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester School Fees Payment System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file /receipt.php. The manipulation of the argument ef_id leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-272580.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7166?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 School Fees Payment System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7166 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7166 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester School Fees Payment System

- [CVE-2024-7164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7164/): SourceCodester School Fees Payment System sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7169/): SourceCodester School Fees Payment System ajax.php cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7165/): SourceCodester School Fees Payment System view_payment.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7167/): SourceCodester School Fees Payment System manage_course.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7168/): SourceCodester School Fees Payment System manage_user.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7166 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7166 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester School Fees Payment System, published on 28 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7166 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester School Fees Payment 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-2024-7166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7166/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7166
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7166
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7166

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