# CVE-2023-46449: Missing authorization in n/a

> An arbitrary user can change another user's password via IDOR, leading to account takeover in the inventory management system.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3qmc-vv7g-wccj

## What is CVE-2023-46449?

CVE-2023-46449 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sourcecodester Free and Open Source inventory management system v1.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. An arbitrary user can change the password of another user and takeover the account via IDOR in the password change function.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46449?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46449 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46449 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/sajaljat/CVE-2023-46449 (github_poc): https://github.com/sajaljat/CVE-2023-46449

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-4749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4749/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System index.php file inclusion (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4199/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System catagory_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4200/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System product_data.php. sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4201/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System ex_catagory_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-46450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46450/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46449 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46449 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-2023-46449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.