# CVE-2024-7369: SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System Login ajax.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login component to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6q58-m3qf-67px

## What is CVE-2024-7369?

CVE-2024-7369 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System, published on 1 Aug 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 Simple Realtime Quiz System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /ajax.php?action=login of the component Login. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-273353 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7369?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Realtime Quiz System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7369?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7369 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7369 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System

- [CVE-2024-7367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7367/): SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System ajax.php cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-7373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7373/): SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System ajax.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7374/): SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System manage_user.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7375/): SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System my_quiz_result.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7376/): SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System print_quiz_records.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7369 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7369 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz System, published on 1 Aug 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-2024-7369 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Realtime Quiz 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-2024-7369/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7369/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7369
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7369
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7369

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