Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects House Rental and Property Listing 1.0. A flaw in the search-related index.php inputs can let a remote authenticated user influence database queries. Public exploit information exists, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation or an official patch.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused web-application risk. It is not currently evidenced as mass-exploited, but public exploit disclosure means exposed deployments should be found and remediated promptly.
Technical view
CVE-2023-3694 is SQL injection in /index.php through the keywords/location arguments in SourceCodester/projectworlds House Rental and Property Listing 1.0. The CVSS v2 score is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, single authentication, and partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running House Rental and Property Listing 1.0, especially if the application is internet-accessible and allows user authentication. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions or forks beyond SourceCodester/projectworlds 1.0.
Exploitation context
VulDB states the issue can be initiated remotely and that exploit material has been publicly disclosed. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, so active exploitation is not evidenced here.
Researcher notes
The affected product/version and parameters are clear, but source detail is limited. No official patch, maintained release, or active exploitation evidence is provided. Avoid broad assumptions about forks or downstream packages without confirming code lineage.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether House Rental and Property Listing 1.0 is deployed anywhere.
- Check vendor or project guidance for an official fix or maintained replacement.
- Restrict access to the application if it is not business-critical.
- Review the affected index.php input handling for safe database query construction.
- Increase monitoring for suspicious authenticated search activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for this specific application and version.
- Confirm whether /index.php exposes keywords or location search inputs.
- Review application code paths handling those inputs.
- Check web, application, and database logs for unusual authenticated search patterns.
- Use non-destructive testing in a staging environment to validate remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P86.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-234245 | SourceCodester/projectworlds House Rental and Property Listing index.php sql injectionCVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-234245 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #183316 | House Rental and Property Listing System index.php has SqlinjectionCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/safetom6/House-Rental-and-Property-Listing-System/blob/main/House%20Rental%20and%20Property%20Listing%20System%20index.php%20has%20Sqlinjection.pdfCVE reference · exploit
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