SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0 check_availability.php Username information exposure
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file check_availability.php. This manipulation of the argument Username causes information exposure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-0785. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file check_availability.php. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-202. When trying to keep information confidential, an attacker can often infer some of the information by using statistics. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The weakness was published 02/12/2023. The advisory is shared at youtu.be. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0785. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at youtu.be. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:check_availability.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploiting
Class: Information exposureCWE: CWE-202 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/12/2023 🔍02/12/2023 🔍
02/12/2023 🔍
03/07/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: sourcecodester.comAdvisory: youtu.be
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2023-0785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220645
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 02/12/2023 08:41Updated: 03/07/2025 19:07
Changes: 02/12/2023 08:41 (41), 02/12/2023 08:42 (1), 03/10/2023 09:40 (2), 03/10/2023 09:41 (28), 03/07/2025 19:07 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Submit
Accepted
- Submit #87837: Username Enumeration in News Portal 1.0 (by sourcecodester.com)
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