# CVE-2022-2765: SourceCodester Company Website CMS settings improper authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access the settings dashboard, allowing unauthorized modification of website configurations.

- **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:** 11 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxv4-76mp-4wm8

## What is CVE-2022-2765?

CVE-2022-2765 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 11 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Company Website CMS 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /dashboard/settings. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-206161 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2765?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Company Website Cms Project Company Website Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2765 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2765 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Company Website CMS

- [CVE-2022-2736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2736/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Background Upload Logo Icon updatelogo.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2740/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Blog add-blog.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2750/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Service add-service.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2751/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS add-portfolio.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2694/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2765 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 11 Aug 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-2022-2765 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-2022-2765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2765/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2765

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2765/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.