# CVE-2023-1433: SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System Products unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the products handler, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jq5-3354-7v52

## What is CVE-2023-1433?

CVE-2023-1433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System, published on 16 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/products/controller.php?action=add of the component Products Handler. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223215.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gadget Works Online Ordering System Project Gadget Works Online Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1433 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1433 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System

- [CVE-2023-1358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1358/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System POST Parameter login.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2021-34073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34073/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1795/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System GET Parameter index.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2023-1359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1359/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System Add New User cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System, published on 16 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1433 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Gadget Works Online 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-2023-1433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1433/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.