CVE-2023-6618 SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System index.php file inclusion

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit file inclusion in index.php to execute arbitrary code or read sensitive files in the Simple Student Attendance System.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-6618?

CVE-2023-6618 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System, published on 8 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to file inclusion. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-247255.

Weakness: CWE-610, CWE-73

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6618?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oretnom23 Simple Student Attendance System.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-6618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2p9f-mh54-8vg9.

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