# CVE-2024-7196: SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login form to access or modify database contents in the Complaints Report Management 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:** 29 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-26qv-3573-wxg2

## What is CVE-2024-7196?

CVE-2024-7196 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System, published on 29 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/ajax.php?action=login. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-272617 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Complaints Report Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7196 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7196 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System

- [CVE-2024-7197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7197/): SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System manage_complaint.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7198/): SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System manage_station.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7199/): SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System manage_user.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7200/): SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7196 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Complaints Report Management System, published on 29 Jul 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-2024-7196 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Complaints Report 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-2024-7196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7196/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7196

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