# CVE-2023-0988: SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users in the SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gmhr-ccqm-6w75

## What is CVE-2023-0988?

CVE-2023-0988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System, published on 23 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin/ajax.php?action=save_user. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221681 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0988?

It affects 1 product.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0988 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0988 exists.

## 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-2023-0906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0906/): SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System POST Parameter ajax.php delete_category missing authentication (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pizza Ordering System, published on 23 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0988 exists.

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-2023-0988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0988/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0988/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.