Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-42359

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 18 September 2023

Published
18 September 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 0.0027 50.6th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-42359 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Exam Form Submission In Php With Source Code Project Exam Form Submission In Php With Source Code. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 49.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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 Exam Form Submission in PHP with Source Code v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the val-username parameter in /index.php.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

exam form submission in php with source code project
exam form submission in php with source code
1.0

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