# CVE-2023-7055: PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System Contact Information profile.php access control

> Remote attackers can modify contact information in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System due to improper access controls in the profile handler.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 22 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h46m-x98h-gxg6

## What is CVE-2023-7055?

CVE-2023-7055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System, published on 22 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /user/profile.php of the component Contact Information Handler. The manipulation of the argument mobilenumber leads to improper access controls. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-248742 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7055?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Online Notes Sharing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2023-7052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7052/): PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System profile.php cross-site request forgery (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-2023-7055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System, published on 22 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-7055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.