# CVE-2023-0998: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System Payment summary.php access control

> Attackers can bypass access controls in the payment summary handler to manipulate transaction amounts, compromising financial integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 24 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75c8-27hp-p9fh

## What is CVE-2023-0998?

CVE-2023-0998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 24 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 Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /alphaware/summary.php of the component Payment Handler. The manipulation of the argument amount leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221733 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System Project Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 24 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-2023-0998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce 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-2023-0998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0998/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.