Vulnerability · Published Feb 18, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-0905SourceCodester Employee Task Management System changePasswordForEmployee.php improper authentication

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper authentication in Employee Task Management System from SourceCodester. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 11.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file changePasswordForEmployee.php. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-221454 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
SourceCodester	Employee Task Management System	1.0

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.221454 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221454 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/navaidzansari/CVE_Demo/blob/main/2023/Employee%20Task%20Management%20System%20-%20Broken%20Authentication.md exploit