CVE-2023-1391
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin/ab.php. The manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-222978 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in the admin/ab.php file of SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System 1.0. The 'img' parameter accepts file uploads without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious files (e.g., PHP shells) and potentially achieve remote code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the application is installedLocate SourceCodester Online Tours & Travels Management System 1.0 in your environment. Check for the presence of the main application files, typically in the web server document root.Affected if The application is installed and running version 1.0
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Verify admin/ab.php existsLocate the admin/ab.php file within the application directory structure. This file should exist in the admin folder.Affected if The file admin/ab.php exists in the application
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Inspect the img parameter handlingExamine the admin/ab.php source code to determine if the 'img' parameter handles file uploads. Look for $_FILES or $_POST['img'] usage without proper validation.Affected if The 'img' parameter processes file uploads without strict validation (no file type whitelist, no magic byte check)
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Confirm lack of security controlsReview the code for file type validation, whitelist approach, or content verification before allowing uploads.Affected if No whitelist validation, magic byte verification, or secure file handling is implemented for uploaded files
Your environment is affected if you have Online Tours & Travels Management System 1.0 with the admin/ab.php file present and the img parameter accepts uploads without proper file type validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict file type validation (whitelist approach), verify file content/magic bytes, rename uploaded files, store uploads outside webroot, and disable script execution in the upload directory.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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