CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-0785

LowCVSS 3.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.85%

58th percentile - higher than 58% of all known CVEs

Summary

SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0 contains a vulnerability in check_availability.php where manipulation of the username argument leads to exposure of sensitive information through data queries. The attack can be launched remotely, though its complexity is rather high, and a public exploit has been disclosed and may be used.

Risk Assessment

Exposure of database information can compromise the confidentiality of user and portal data. Although exploitation is difficult, the public exploit increases the likelihood of attacks.

Recommendation

Update the application to a fixed version or implement validation and parameterization of queries for the username argument. Until patched, consider restricting access to check_availability.php.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file check_availability.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to exposure of sensitive information through data queries. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-220645 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS