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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a SQL injection flaw in Online Tours & Travels Management System v1.0. An authenticated, highly privileged user could potentially manipulate an admin expense-category update request to affect the database. The recorded severity is high because confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority fix if this application is deployed, especially with exposed admin access. If the system is not present, risk is not applicable. Lack of confirmed exploitation lowers emergency urgency but not remediation importance.
Technical view
CVE-2022-40099 is CWE-89 SQL injection in the id parameter of /admin/update_expense_category.php. CVSS v3.1 is 7.2 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high CIA impact. The source bundle does not identify a vendor patch.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running Online Tours & Travels Management System v1.0, especially internet-accessible admin panels. The CVE metadata lists affected vendor and product as n/a, so asset confirmation may require application inventory rather than CPE matching.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector requires high privileges, which reduces broad drive-by risk but still matters if admin accounts are compromised or shared.
Researcher notes
Primary evidence is a public bug report and CVE metadata. Product/vendor normalization is incomplete, with n/a affected fields and no CPEs. Validate by application fingerprinting and code review, not scanner CPE matching alone.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or project guidance for an official fix or maintained replacement.
- Restrict access to the admin interface to trusted users and networks.
- Review the vulnerable handler for parameterized database access before continued use.
- Rotate and review admin accounts if unauthorized access is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Identify any deployed Online Tours & Travels Management System v1.0 instances.
- Confirm whether /admin/update_expense_category.php exists and is reachable.
- Review application code for unsafe database handling of the id parameter.
- Check admin access logs for unusual expense-category update activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/WYB-signal/Bug_report/blob/main/vendors/mayuri_k/online-tours-travels-management-system/SQLi-3.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.