CVE-2023-42359 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Exam Form Submission in PHP with Source Code v1.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the ‘val-username’ parameter in index.php to escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is currently reported, its high severity and ease of exploitation (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) warrant immediate attention. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exam_form_submission_in_php_with_source_code_project:exam_form_submission_in_php_with_source_code:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.