# CVE-2023-0905: SourceCodester Employee Task Management System changePasswordForEmployee.php improper authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication in the password change function to take over employee accounts in the SourceCodester Employee Task Management System.

- **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:** 18 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8gm-9m6q-6xm3

## What is CVE-2023-0905?

CVE-2023-0905 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System, published on 18 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 critical has been found in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file changePasswordForEmployee.php. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-221454 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0905?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Employee Task Management System Project Employee Task Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0905 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0905 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Employee Task Management System v1.0 - Broken Authentication (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System

- [CVE-2023-0904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0904/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System task-details.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-1199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1199/): CodeAstro Employee Task Management System attendance-info.php denial of service (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0903/): SourceCodester Employee Task Management System edit-task.php sql injection (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0905 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0905 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Employee Task Management System, published on 18 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0905 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Employee Task 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-2023-0905/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0905/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0905
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0905
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0905

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0905/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.