# CVE-2023-0257: SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System Menu Form unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious PHP files via the menu form to execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f92f-f3rw-xx2m

## What is CVE-2023-0257?

CVE-2023-0257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System, published on 12 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 2.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /fos/admin/index.php?page=menu of the component Menu Form. The manipulation of the argument Image with the input <?php system($_GET['c']); ?> leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-218185 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0257?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Food Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System

- [CVE-2026-30530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30530/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30532/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30533/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30122/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24646/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0257 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System, published on 12 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Food Ordering 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-2023-0257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0257/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0257
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0257
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0257

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0257/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.