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CVE-2023-3616 Mava Software CVE debrief

CVE-2023-3616 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Mava Software Hotel Management System affecting versions before 2.0. According to the NVD record, the flaw is remotely reachable, requires no privileges or user interaction, and is rated CVSS 3.1 9.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The CVE was published on 2023-09-05 and later modified by NVD on 2026-05-22. Organizations running impacted versions should treat this as a high-priority exposure and move to a fixed release at or above 2.0 as soon as practical.

Vendor
Mava Software
Product
Hotel Management System
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2023-09-05
Original CVE updated
2026-05-22
Advisory published
2023-09-05
Advisory updated
2026-05-22

Who should care

Security teams, hotel-operations IT administrators, application owners, and incident responders responsible for Mava Hotel Management System deployments before 2.0 should prioritize this issue. Any environment exposing the application to untrusted networks deserves immediate review.

Technical summary

The official CVE record and NVD data describe this issue as an SQL injection weakness (CWE-89) in Mava Hotel Management System before version 2.0. The NVD CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The source corpus also includes a USOM advisory reference associated with this CVE.

Defensive priority

Critical. This is a remotely exploitable injection flaw with maximum CVSS base score and no user interaction, so exposed systems should be assessed and remediated urgently.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all Mava Hotel Management System installations and confirm whether any instance is running a version before 2.0.
  • Upgrade to version 2.0 or later if it is available and verified by the vendor or official advisory.
  • Restrict network access to the application until patching is completed, especially if the service is internet-facing.
  • Review application and database logs for unexpected query patterns or signs of abuse around the affected components.
  • Validate that any compensating controls, such as access restrictions and least-privilege database permissions, are in place while remediation is underway.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability description in the supplied CVE data explicitly identifies SQL Injection in Mava Software Hotel Management System before 2.0. The NVD metadata provides the vulnerable CPE range, CVSS vector, and CWE-89 classification. The included official and third-party advisory links support the existence of an advisory trail, but no additional technical details were assumed beyond the supplied corpus.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-3616 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3616

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-3616 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3616

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.