CVE-2022-4726
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Admin Login. The manipulation of the argument username/password leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216739.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Admin Login component of SourceCodester Sanitization Management System 1.0, where the username and password parameters are not properly sanitized before being used in database queries, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious SQL code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed applicationLocate the web application files and check for any identification files (like README, about.php, or version files) that indicate this is the Sanitization Management System from SourceCodesterAffected if The application is SourceCodester Sanitization Management System
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Verify the application versionCheck the version of the installed Sanitization Management System by examining version files, footer text, or any version metadata within the applicationAffected if The version is 1.0 (exact match)
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Locate the admin login componentFind the login handler script in the application (typically login.php, auth.php, or similar in an admin or authentication directory)Affected if The admin login PHP file exists and is accessible
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Check if the login form is accessibleAccess the admin login page via HTTP/HTTPS to confirm the login component is exposed and reachableAffected if The login page is accessible over the network
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Inspect the login code for SQL query handlingExamine the login handler PHP code to see if user-supplied username and password parameters are directly concatenated into SQL queries without parameterizationAffected if The code uses direct string concatenation or unsanitized variables in SQL queries for the login function
You are affected if this is the SourceCodester Sanitization Management System version 1.0 and the admin login page is accessible with SQL query code that does not use parameterized queries for username/password inputs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in the login handler and validate/sanitize all user inputs before database operations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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