CVE-2023-40748
published 2023-08-28CVE-2023-40748: PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
PriorityP274critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
2.90%
85.2th percentile
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpjabbers | food_delivery_script | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
url/index.php?controller=pjAdminOrders%26action%3dpjActionGetNewOrder%26column%3dcreated%26direction%3dASC%26page%3d1%26rowCount%3d50%26q%3d-1910%27)+OR+6100%3d6100%23%26type%3d↗
- →Detect exploitation attempts by matching POST requests to /index.php containing the 'q' parameter with SQL injection payloads (e.g., single-quote followed by boolean OR logic and comment terminator '#'). ↗
- →Alert on HTTP 200 responses to /index.php (controller=pjAdminOrders, action=pjActionGetNewOrder) whose body contains both 'class pjAdminOrdersaction' and 'didn't exists' — these strings confirm successful SQLi exploitation. ↗
- →Use Shodan query html:"PHPJabbers" to identify internet-exposed PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script instances for proactive asset discovery. ↗
- →The vulnerability is unauthenticated (PR:N, UI:N) and exploited via a single POST request; monitor for anomalous POST traffic to index.php with URL-encoded SQL metacharacters in the 'q' parameter. ↗
- ·The nuclei template uses a single POST request (max-request: 1) targeting a specific controller/action path; detection coverage is limited to this exact exploitation pattern and may miss variant payloads. ↗
- ·Exploitation is confirmed only against version 3.0 of PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script; other versions are not confirmed vulnerable by the available sources. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-q25v-mxgh-chr5: PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-28
CVE-2023-40748 [CRITICAL] CWE-89 GHSA-q25v-mxgh-chr5: PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
VulnCheck
phpjabbers food_delivery_script Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
vulncheck·2023·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-40748 [CRITICAL] phpjabbers food_delivery_script Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
phpjabbers food_delivery_script Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
Affected: phpjabbers food_delivery_script
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-01-25&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2023-40748; https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2026-01-26&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2023-40748; https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=
No detection rules found.
Nuclei
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script - SQL Injection
nuclei·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-40748 [CRITICAL] PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script - SQL Injection
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script - SQL Injection
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
Template:
id: CVE-2023-40748
info:
name: PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script - SQL Injection
author: ritikchaddha
severity: critical
description: |
PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script 3.0 has a SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the "q" parameter of index.php.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the q parameter to extract sensitive database information including customer orders, payment details, delivery addresses, and admin credentials from the Food Delivery platform.
remediation: |
Update PHPJabbers Food Delivery Script to a version newer than 3.0 that properly sanitizes the q parameter and uses paramet
2023-08-28
Published
Exploited in the wild