# CVE-2023-0785: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal check_availability.php information exposure

> Remote attackers can exploit a vulnerability in check_availability.php to expose sensitive information via data queries.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6636-xfj2-vp52

## What is CVE-2023-0785?

CVE-2023-0785 is a low-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal, published on 12 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file check_availability.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to exposure of sensitive information through data queries. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-220645 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-202 (Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best Online News Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal

- [CVE-2025-1869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1869/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1870/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1871/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1872/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-1873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1873/): SQL injection vulnerability in 101news (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0785 is a low-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal, published on 12 Feb 2023. 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-2023-0785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal. 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-2023-0785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.