# CVE-2022-2578: SourceCodester Garage Management System createUser.php access control

> Remote attackers can bypass access controls in the user creation script to perform unauthorized actions in the Garage Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 29 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73c5-q6c6-4qqm

## What is CVE-2022-2578?

CVE-2022-2578 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 29 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Garage Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /php_action/createUser.php. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Garage Management System Project Garage Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2578 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2578 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Garage Management System

- [CVE-2022-36161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36161/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36667/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36636/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-37184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37184/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2467/): SourceCodester Garage Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2578 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 29 Jul 2022. 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-2022-2578 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Garage Management System. 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-2022-2578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.