# CVE-2013-7196: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass privacy restrictions to comment on private publications by manipulating item IDs.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g65-24hq-98xf

## What is CVE-2013-7196?

CVE-2013-7196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

static/ajax.php in PHPFox 3.7.3, 3.7.4, and 3.7.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended "Only Me" restrictions and comment on a private publication via a request with a modified val[item_id] parameter for the publication.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpfox Phpfox.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-7196 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-7196 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHPFox - Access Control Security Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-46817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46817/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-5120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5120/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-5121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5121/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-34560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34560/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2009-0969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0969/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-7196 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7196/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7196

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