Auth bypass in Employee Task Management System Project
CVE-2023-0905
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Employee Task Management System Project — versions 1.0
- Sourcecodester Employee Task Management System — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/navaidzansari/CVE_Demo/blob/main/2023/Employee Task Management Syste… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0905?
- CVE-2023-0905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Employee Task Management System Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0905?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0905 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.