# CVE-2024-9818: SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System manage_category.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the category management module 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:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jrr-5637-hp84

## What is CVE-2024-9818?

CVE-2024-9818 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/categories/manage_category.php. The manipulation of the argument 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.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9818?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Veterinary Appointment System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9818 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9818 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System

- [CVE-2024-10990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10990/): SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System view_service.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9818 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9818 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment System, published on 10 Oct 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-2024-9818 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Veterinary Appointment 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-2024-9818/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9818/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9818
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9818
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9818

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9818/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.