{"id":40465,"date":"2025-05-19T16:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:37:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-30T05:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:02:01","slug":"cve-2023-49641-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-billing-software-v1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49641-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-billing-software-v1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-49641: High-Risk SQL Injection Vulnerability in Billing Software v1.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Billing Software v1.0, a widely used software for managing invoices and bills, has been discovered to be vulnerable to serious Unauthenticated SQL Injection attacks. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49641, allows attackers to manipulate SQL queries in the application&#8217;s backend by injecting malicious SQL statements through the loginCheck.php resource. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4449-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45257\">vulnerability is critical<\/a> as it can lead to potential system compromise or data leakage, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of user data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-49641<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS v3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-34333-critical-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47641\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-865068852\" 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>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Billing Software | v1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46192-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45325\">vulnerability by injecting SQL<\/a> queries through the &#8216;username&#8217; parameter in the loginCheck.php resource. This is possible because the software doesn&#8217;t validate the characters received and sends them unfiltered to the database. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41075-high-risk-type-confusion-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-with-kernel-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51558\">allows an attacker to manipulate the SQL queries executed<\/a> by the application, enabling unauthorized viewing, modification, or even deletion of data in the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4046369806\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A possible exploit might look like this, where the attacker sends a specially crafted username to trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46189-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45338\">SQL Injection<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/loginCheck.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; --&amp;password=example<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the SQL query would be manipulated to always return true, bypassing the authentication mechanism and allowing the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46827-graylog-open-log-management-platform-user-session-cookie-exposure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47640\">log in as any user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40566-severe-user-session-vulnerability-in-simatic-pcs-neo-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48844\">Billing Software<\/a> v1.0 must urgently apply the vendor patch to fix this vulnerability. If a patch is not immediately available, it is recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation. This can help filter out malicious data inputs that could potentially exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46190-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45329\">SQL Injection vulnerability<\/a>. It is also advisable to review and enhance the input validation mechanisms within the application to prevent similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/how-911-s-cybersecurity-enhancement-can-prevent-future-compromises\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47642\">vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Billing Software v1.0, a widely used software for managing invoices and bills, has been discovered to be vulnerable to serious Unauthenticated SQL Injection attacks. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49641, allows attackers to manipulate SQL queries in the application&#8217;s backend by injecting malicious SQL statements through the loginCheck.php resource. 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