Sourcecodester Online Reviewer System SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Sourcecodester Online Reviewer System version 1.0. The issue resides in the file questions-view.php, located within the assessments/examproper directory. The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modification.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can interfere with the application's database queries. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or in some cases, executing administrative operations on the database.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, log into the application with an admin account. Navigate to the questions-view.php file within the assessments/examproper directory. The vulnerability can be exploited by sending a crafted HTTP GET request that includes a SQL injection payload in the 'id' parameter. For example, a payload could be constructed to union select database information, which would demonstrate the injection by leaking the database name.