{"id":11702,"date":"2025-03-27T11:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:14:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:19:29","slug":"cve-2023-49666-critical-unauthenticated-sql-injection-in-billing-software-v1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49666-critical-unauthenticated-sql-injection-in-billing-software-v1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-49666: Critical Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Billing Software v1.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"110\"><strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"110\">Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"723\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"207\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"207\"><strong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"125\">CVE ID:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2023-49666<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"305\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"305\"><strong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"223\">Severity:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Critical (CVSS 3.1 Score: 9.8)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"408\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"408\"><strong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"326\">Attack Vector:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Network<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"517\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"517\"><strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"435\">Privileges Required:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"623\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"623\"><strong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"541\">User Interaction:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"723\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"723\"><strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"637\">Impact:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2815-unauthorized-modification-of-data-in-administrator-z-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29829\">Unauthorized Data<\/a> Access and Modification<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"930\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2023-49666 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47890-exposing-the-critical-vulnerability-in-network-security-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24940\">critical vulnerability<\/a> in Billing Software v1.0, developed by Kashipara Group.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The flaw resides in the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">submit_material_list.php<\/code> script, where the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">custmer_details<\/code> parameter is not properly validated.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This lack of input sanitization allows unauthenticated attackers to perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47460-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-knovos-discovery-v-22-67-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27378\">SQL injection<\/a> attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and manipulation of the application&#8217;s database.<\/span> \u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"953\"><strong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"953\">Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1055\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1055\"><strong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"969\">Product:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Billing Software<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1156\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1156\"><strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1070\">Version:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">1.0<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1256\"><strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1170\">Vendor:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Kashipara Group<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1282\"><strong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1282\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/microsoft-s-recent-patch-a-detailed-analysis-of-the-126-flaws-and-the-actively-exploited-windows-clfs-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26161\">Exploitation Details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1449\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP POST <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\"   title=\"request\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24370\">request<\/a> to the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">submit_material_list.php<\/code> endpoint with a malicious <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">custmer_details<\/code> parameter.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Due to the absence of proper input validation, the application directly incorporates this parameter into SQL queries, allowing the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43449-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hummerrisk-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27410\">execute arbitrary<\/a> SQL commands.<\/span> \u200b<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3663664043\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1470\"><strong data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1470\">Potential Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1823\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1559\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1559\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31901\">access to sensitive user<\/a> and financial data\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1647\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1647\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Modification or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3065-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-database-toolset-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40276\">deletion of database<\/a> records\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1735\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1735\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21737-critical-sap-application-interface-framework-file-adapter-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31899\">Potential for complete compromise of the application&#8217;s<\/a> integrity<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1823\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1823\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Use of the compromised application as a pivot point for further attacks<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1855\"><strong data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1855\">Mitigation Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2315\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1966\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1966\"><strong data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1880\">Input Validation:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Implement strict input <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23254-nvidia-tensorrt-llm-python-executor-data-validation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42513\">validation and sanitization for all user-supplied data<\/a>, especially in the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">custmer_details<\/code> parameter.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"2083\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2083\"><strong data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1997\">Use Prepared Statements:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Adopt parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-24869-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-fastest-cache-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29838\">SQL injection<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2192\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2192\"><strong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2106\">Update Software:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Check for and apply any available patches or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2817-system-level-updater-vulnerability-in-thunderbird-s-update-mechanism\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41095\">updates provided by the vendor to address this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2315\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2315\"><strong data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2229\">Restrict Database Permissions:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ensure the database <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31524-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-notfound-wp-user-profiles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32378\">user associated with the application has the minimum necessary privileges<\/a> to limit potential damage.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2331\"><strong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2331\">Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2458\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CVE-2023-49666 poses a significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/airborne-cybersecurity-the-threat-of-vulnerable-software-and-outdated-tech-in-the-aviation-industry\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31900\">threat to organizations using Billing Software<\/a> v1.0.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Due to the ease of exploitation and the potential impact, it&#8217;s crucial to implement the recommended mitigations promptly to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.ameeba.com\"   title=\"secure\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24369\">secure<\/a> affected systems.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2474\"><strong data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2474\">References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2739\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2563\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2563\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2023-49666\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"71\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">NVD \u2013 CVE-2023-49666<\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2651\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2651\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fluidattacks.com\/advisories\/zimerman\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"71\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Fluid Attacks Advisory<\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2739\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2739\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clouddefense.ai\/cve\/2023\/CVE-2023-49666\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"79\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">CloudDefense.AI Analysis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2023-49666\u200b Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.1 Score: 9.8)\u200b Attack Vector: Network\u200b Privileges Required: None\u200b User Interaction: None\u200b Impact: Unauthorized Data Access and Modification\u200b CVE-2023-49666 is a critical vulnerability in Billing Software v1.0, developed by Kashipara Group. The flaw resides in the submit_material_list.php script, where the custmer_details parameter is not properly validated. 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