CVE-2023-33439
Published: 26 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-33439 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Faculty Evaluation System Project Faculty Evaluation System. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
Sourcecodester Faculty Evaluation System v1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the administrative component at /eval/admin/manage_task.php, where the id parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability when successfully exploited.
An authenticated administrator with network access can supply crafted input to the vulnerable parameter and execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database. This allows the attacker to read, modify, or delete sensitive evaluation records and potentially escalate to broader system compromise without user interaction.
Public references consist of a detailed proof-of-concept report on GitHub that demonstrates the injection vector; no vendor advisory or official patch information is referenced in the available sources. The EPSS score has remained steady at 0.5258 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-37602
Vulnerability details
Sourcecodester Faculty Evaluation System v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via /eval/admin/manage_task.php?id=.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.