# CVE-2023-0906: SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System POST Parameter ajax.php delete_category missing authentication

> Remote attackers can delete categories without authentication due to missing authorization checks in the delete_category function.

- **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-697r-xqm8-fxrx

## What is CVE-2023-0906?

CVE-2023-0906 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering 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 was found in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete_category of the file ajax.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221455.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0906?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Pizza Ordering System Project Online Pizza Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System

- [CVE-2023-30092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30092/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27207/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27210/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1365/): SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System ajax.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1460/): SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System Password Change improper authentication (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0906 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0906 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System, published on 18 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-2023-0906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Pizza 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-2023-0906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0906/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0906
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0906
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0906

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0906/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.