Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-40852

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 16 October 2023

Published
16 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
—
Patch
—
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0007 22.0th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-40852 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in User Registration \& Login And User Management System With Admin Panel Project User Registration \& Login And User Management System With Admin Panel. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

SQL Injection vulnerability in Phpgurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System With admin panel 3.0 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted string in the admin user name field on the admin log in page.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

user registration \& login and user management system with admin panel project
user registration \& login and user management system with admin panel
3.0

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References