# CVE-2022-2702: SourceCodester Company Website CMS Cookie site-settings.php access control

> Attackers can bypass access controls on the site-settings.php file in SourceCodester Company Website CMS to perform unauthorized actions.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wwq-535p-p79c

## What is CVE-2022-2702?

CVE-2022-2702 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 8 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Company Website CMS and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file site-settings.php of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-205826 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2702?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Company Website\/Cms Project Company Website\/Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2702 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2702 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2702 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2702 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 8 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2702 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Company Website CMS. 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-2022-2702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2702/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2702

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2702/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.