CVE-2023-4183
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 has been found in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file edit_update.php of the component Password Handler. The manipulation of the argument user_id leads to improper access controls. The attack can be initiated remotely. VDB-236218 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 SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0's edit_update.php (Password Handler component). The user_id parameter can be manipulated by remote attackers to modify passwords for arbitrary users without proper authorization, likely due to missing or inadequate ownership 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= 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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Confirm Inventory Management System 1.0 is installedCheck your web server directories for SourceCodester Inventory Management System files, typically in the web root. Look for the presence of the application and identify the version from any version files or documentation.Affected if The application SourceCodester Inventory Management System version 1.0 is present on the server.
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Locate edit_update.php fileSearch the application directory for the file edit_update.php. This file handles password modification in the Password Handler component.Affected if The file edit_update.php exists in the application structure.
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Inspect user_id parameter handling in edit_update.phpOpen edit_update.php and examine the code that handles the user_id parameter. Look for any logic that validates whether the authenticated user has permission to modify the target user's password.Affected if The code does not verify that the requesting user owns or has permission to modify the target user's password before processing the change.
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Check if password change function is externally accessibleDetermine if edit_update.php can be accessed directly via HTTP/HTTPS without authentication or via a valid session. Attempt to access the endpoint or review access control configurations.Affected if The password modification endpoint can be reached without proper authentication or session validation.
Your environment is affected if SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0 is installed and the edit_update.php file allows password modifications for arbitrary user_id values without validating the requester's ownership or authorization.
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 authorization checks in edit_update.php to verify the authenticated user has permission to modify the target user's password. Validate session credentials and enforce ownership checks before processing any password changes.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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