CVE-2023-1432
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 was found in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /fos/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-223214 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 · moderate confidenceImproper access control vulnerability in the admin AJAX handler (/fos/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings) of SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 2.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to modify system settings via the POST request handler without proper authentication or authorization validation.
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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= 2.0CVSS 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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Confirm the installed product versionLocate and examine any version files, about pages, or footer metadata in the web application that indicate the SourceCodester or Oretnom23 Online Food Ordering System version. Compare against version 2.0.Affected if The installed version is 2.0 of the Online Food Ordering System.
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Check if the vulnerable AJAX handler existsInspect the web root directory for the file /fos/admin/ajax.php and verify it exists on the server.Affected if The file /fos/admin/ajax.php exists in the web application.
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Verify access control on the save_settings actionSend a POST request to /fos/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings with modified parameters (such as system_name, email, or other settings) without providing any authentication credentials or session cookies. Observe if the request is processed and settings are modified.Affected if The request is processed and settings are changed without any authentication required.
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Inspect the ajax.php source code for authentication checksIf file access is available, examine the /fos/admin/ajax.php file and look for session verification, role checks, or authentication gates before the save_settings action handler code.Affected if No session validation, user authentication check, or role-based authorization is present before the save_settings logic.
If the environment runs version 2.0 of SourceCodester/Oretnom23 Online Food Ordering System and the /fos/admin/ajax.php endpoint processes save_settings requests without requiring authentication, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 proper authentication checks and role-based authorization validation for all admin AJAX endpoints, particularly the save_settings action. Ensure all requests to admin functionalities verify user sessions and permissions before processing.
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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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