# CVE-2023-7052: PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System profile.php cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can force authenticated users to modify their profile information via a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the profile update feature.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 22 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4779-3f76-8vx3

## What is CVE-2023-7052?

CVE-2023-7052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System, published on 22 Dec 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

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /user/profile.php. The manipulation of the argument name leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248739.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7052?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Online Notes Sharing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7052 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7052 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System

- [CVE-2025-7155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7155/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System Cookie Dashboard sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-7054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7054/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System add-notes.php unrestricted upload (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-7055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7055/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System Contact Information profile.php access control (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-7051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7051/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System manage-notes.php cross-site request forgery (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-7050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7050/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System profile.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7052 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System, published on 22 Dec 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7052 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing 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-2023-7052/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7052/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7052
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7052
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7052

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7052/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.