# CVE-2023-1467: SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System POST Parameter path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the POST parameter handler to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

- **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:** 17 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25w4-v727-mm22

## What is CVE-2023-1467?

CVE-2023-1467 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management 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 classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file Master.php?f=delete_img of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument path with the input C%3A%2Ffoo.txt leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223326 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1467?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Student Study Center Desk Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System

- [CVE-2023-44752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44752/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29985/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-2151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2151/): SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System manage_student.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1563/): SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System assign.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1466/): SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System view_student sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1467 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1467 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management 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-2023-1467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management 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-2023-1467/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1467/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1467
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1467
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1467

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.