# CVE-2023-1826: SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store index.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to the admin system info page, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gpj8-f6gc-m2qq

## What is CVE-2023-1826?

CVE-2023-1826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store, published on 4 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file php-ocls\admin\system_info\index.php. The manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier VDB-224841 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1826?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Online Computer and Laptop Store.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Online Computer and Laptop Store 1.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store

- [CVE-2023-31704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31704/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-31857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31857/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5373/): SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store Master.php register sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1955/): SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store User Registration login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-5374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5374/): SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store products.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1826 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store, published on 4 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Computer and Laptop Store. 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-2023-1826/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1826/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1826
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1826
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1826

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1826/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.