CVE-2023-2594
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, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Food Ordering Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Registration. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228396.
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 · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the registration component of SourceCodester Food Ordering Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the username parameter.
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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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Confirm the installed application versionLocate and inspect the application version information in the source code, typically found in a configuration file, readme, or the application's about/footer sectionAffected if The application version is Oretnom23 Food Ordering Management System 1.0
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Identify the registration endpointLocate the registration script or endpoint in the web application's source code, commonly named register.php, signup.php, or similarAffected if The registration functionality exists and is accessible
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Examine the registration code for SQL query constructionOpen the registration source file and locate the database query logic that processes the username parameter during registrationAffected if The code constructs SQL queries using the username parameter without using parameterized queries or prepared statements
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Check for input validation on username parameterInspect the registration code to determine if the username input is validated, sanitized, or escaped before being used in SQL queriesAffected if There is no visible input validation, sanitization, or escaping being applied to the username parameter before SQL execution
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Test the username parameter for SQL injectionSubmit a SQL injection test payload in the username field of the registration form and observe the application's response or database behaviorAffected if The application returns database errors or executes the injected SQL commands, indicating the parameter is vulnerable
The user is affected if they are running Food Ordering Management System version 1.0 and the registration component processes the username parameter without parameterized queries or proper input sanitization.
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 in the registration functionality with parameterized queries or prepared statements, and implement proper input validation and escaping for the username field.
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