CVE-2023-48395
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 · uneditedKaifa Technology WebITR is an online attendance system, it has insufficient validation for user input within a special function. A remote attacker with regular user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary SQL commands to read database.
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 Kaifa Technology WebITR's insufficient input validation within a specific function allows authenticated attackers with regular user privileges to inject arbitrary SQL commands, enabling unauthorized database reads.
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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= 2.1.0.23CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Kaifa Webitr installationLocate the Kaifa Webitr Attendance System installation on the target environment. Check for the web application files, service, or server hosting the application.Affected if The application is present in the environment.
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Determine installed versionInspect the application's version information. This may be found in the web interface, configuration files, about page, or the application's metadata. Compare your found version against 2.1.0.23.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.1.0.23.
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Verify authentication mechanismConfirm that the application allows user authentication for regular (non-privileged) users. Check if user login functionality is enabled and accessible.Affected if Regular user authentication is enabled and accessible.
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Locate the vulnerable functionIdentify the specific function within the application that lacks input validation. Since specific function names are not provided, map the application's functionality to identify endpoints or modules that process user input for database queries.Affected if The vulnerable function is present and accessible to authenticated users.
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Test SQL injection vectorUsing an authenticated regular user account, attempt to inject SQL syntax into input fields that interact with database queries in the identified function. Observe for SQL error messages or unexpected database behavior.Affected if SQL injection is successful and unauthorized database reads are possible.
The environment is affected if Kaifa Webitr Attendance System version 2.1.0.23 is installed with the vulnerable function accessible to authenticated regular users.
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 dataImplement proper input validation and replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements to eliminate the injection vector.
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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