# CVE-2023-1464: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System improper authentication

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System by manipulating user registration fields, leading to unauthorized account access.

- **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:** 17 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8283-337p-pfcj

## What is CVE-2023-1464?

CVE-2023-1464 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file Users.php?f=save_user. The manipulation of the argument firstname/middlename/lastname/username/password leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223311.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Medicine Tracker System Project Medicine Tracker System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System

- [CVE-2023-30112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30112/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1439/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System GET Parameter view_details.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-30106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30106/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30111/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30458/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1464 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 Mar 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-2023-1464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker 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-2023-1464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.