CVE-2023-40748
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 · uneditedPHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'q' parameter in index.php, potentially leading to data exfiltration or complete database compromise.
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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= 3.0CVSS 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 PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script installationLook for the application in your web root. Check for folders containing 'phpjabbers' or 'food-delivery' and look for an index.php file with 'Food Delivery Script' branding or version information in the source code comments.Affected if The application folder contains PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script files and index.php is present.
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Identify installed versionOpen index.php or common version files (VERSION, config.php, or any setup/installer files) and search for version number '3.0' or similar version indicators.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0.
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Verify the vulnerable parameter existsInspect the index.php file source code and search for usage of the 'q' parameter in SQL queries. Look for code that directly incorporates the 'q' parameter into database queries without visible sanitization.Affected if The 'q' parameter is used in dynamic SQL queries within index.php.
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Confirm parameter is reachable without authenticationCheck if index.php can be accessed directly without login and if the 'q' parameter accepts GET or POST requests. Attempt a simple request like index.php?q=test to see if it is processed.Affected if The index.php file handles the 'q' parameter without requiring authentication.
If PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script version 3.0 is installed with index.php handling the 'q' parameter in unauthenticated SQL queries, the environment is affected.
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 statements/prepared statements. Validate and sanitize all user input before using in database queries. Apply vendor patch if available.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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