Sourcecodester Cab Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Sourcecodester Cab Management System version 1.0. The issue resides in the file '/cms/admin/categories/view_category.php', where user input is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to manipulate SQL queries and potentially access or modify database information.

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 account that has administrative privileges. Navigate to the category management section and access the 'view_category.php' file. Once there, append a crafted SQL injection payload to the 'id' parameter in the URL. The payload should exploit the application's SQL query handling by, for example, using 'UNION SELECT' to extract database information.