# CVE-2022-3674: SourceCodester Sanitization Management System missing authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access the Sanitization Management System remotely without credentials.

- **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:** 26 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v2c5-cx8p-42xh

## What is CVE-2022-3674?

CVE-2022-3674 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 26 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-212017 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3674?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanitization Management System Project Sanitization Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System

- [CVE-2022-44096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44096/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44151/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44137/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-44393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44393/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-44277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44277/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3674 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3674 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 26 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sanitization 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-2022-3674/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3674/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3674
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3674
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3674

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3674/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.