CVE-2023-3337
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 PuneethReddyHC Online Shopping System Advanced 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/reg.php of the component Admin Registration. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-232009 was 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 confidenceCritical improper authentication vulnerability in the admin registration component (/admin/reg.php) of PuneethReddyHC Online Shopping System Advanced 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms. The exact auth bypass technique is not detailed in available sources, but the VDB-232009 identifier was assigned.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 the installed application versionLocate and examine the application's version file, README, or footer/header for 'Online Shopping System Advanced' version informationAffected if The application is PuneethReddyHC Online Shopping System Advanced version 1.0
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Verify presence of vulnerable endpointCheck if the file /admin/reg.php exists in the web root directory of the applicationAffected if The file /admin/reg.php exists and is accessible via HTTP
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Test admin registration accessibilityAccess the URL /admin/reg.php in a web browser or via curl to determine if the registration form is reachable without authenticationAffected if The admin registration page loads without requiring login credentials
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Inspect authentication configurationReview the authentication logic in /admin/reg.php or any included authentication files to verify whether proper credential validation occurs before granting accessAffected if The registration endpoint does not enforce authentication or validates credentials improperly
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Audit existing admin accountsCheck the database or admin user table for any unauthorized admin accounts that may have been created via the registration endpointAffected if Unexpected or unknown admin accounts exist in the system
A user is affected if they are running Online Shopping System Advanced version 1.0 with the /admin/reg.php endpoint accessible and lacking proper authentication controls on the registration component.
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 dataInvestigate and remediate authentication logic in /admin/reg.php to ensure proper credential validation; implement multi-factor authentication for admin registration and enforce strong password policies.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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