# CVE-2023-38965: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can take over accounts by directly accessing the user save endpoint with valid credentials, bypassing intended authentication flows.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4h7h-xhv3-2g96

## What is CVE-2023-38965?

CVE-2023-38965 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Lost and Found Information System 1.0 allows account takeover via username and password to a /classes/Users.php?f=save URI.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38965?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Lost and Found Information System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38965 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38965 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-37858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37858/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33592/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-37857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37857/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-33676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33676/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2023-5018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5018/): SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System POST Parameter sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38965 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38965 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38965 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-38965/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38965/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38965
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38965
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38965

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