# CVE-2023-1559: SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental Management System unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to the Storage Unit Rental Management System, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **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:** 22 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rq5x-q8p4-4vw8

## What is CVE-2023-1559?

CVE-2023-1559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental Management System, published on 22 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file classes/Users.php?f=save. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223552.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1559?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Storage Unit Rental Management System Project Storage Unit Rental Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental Management System

- [CVE-2023-30247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30247/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40907/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42597/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental Management System, published on 22 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Storage Unit Rental 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-2023-1559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1559/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1559

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1559/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.