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CVE-2023-1502

5.6 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0.

Published Mar 20, 2023CWE-89EPSS 0.61%

Overview

CVE-2023-1502 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file function/edit_customer.php. The manipulation of the argument firstname/mi/lastname with the input a' RLIKE SLEEP(5) AND 'dAbu'='dAbu leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223406 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1502?

CVE-2023-1502 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-1502?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-1502?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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