# CVE-2022-2813: SourceCodester Guest Management System cleartext storage

> Attackers can read passwords stored in cleartext in the database of the Guest Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 14 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9ww6-gj27-3x4p

## What is CVE-2022-2813?

CVE-2022-2813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Guest Management System, published on 14 Aug 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 problematic, was found in SourceCodester Guest Management System. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage of passwords in the database. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-206400.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2813?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Guest Management System Project Guest Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2813?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Guest Management System

- [CVE-2022-2812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2812/): SourceCodester Guest Management System index.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-2847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2847/): SourceCodester Guest Management System front.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-2740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2740/): SourceCodester Guest Management System GET Parameter dateTest.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-2811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2811/): SourceCodester Guest Management System myform.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2813 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Guest Management System, published on 14 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Guest 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-2022-2813/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2813/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2813
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2813
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2813

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2813/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.