# CVE-2023-45201: Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Open Redirects

> Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the admin.php q parameter, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjvv-485h-mp82

## What is CVE-2023-45201?

CVE-2023-45201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System, published on 1 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Online Examination System v1.0 is vulnerable to multiple Open Redirect vulnerabilities. The 'q' parameter of the admin.php resource allows an attacker to redirect a victim user to an arbitrary web site using a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45201?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Projectworlds Online Examination System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System

- [CVE-2024-42843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42843/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46307/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45115/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45116/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45117/): Online Examination System v1.0 - Multiple Authenticated SQL Injections (SQLi) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination System, published on 1 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Projectworlds Pvt. Limited Online Examination 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-2023-45201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45201

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