SourceCodester Best Online News Portal check_availability.php information exposure

published 2023-02-12 3 y ago modified 2026-10-28 11 d ago also EUVD-2023-12799

cvss: 3.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file check_availability.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to exposure of sensitive information through data queries. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-220645 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Exploit prediction

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

youtu.be https://youtu.be/n_BfBlsUIN8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	3.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	2.0	2.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	3.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

SourceCodester Best Online News Portal

Classification

Weakness

CWE-202 Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries

References

youtu.be /n_BfBlsUIN8
media-coverage, exploit
vuldb.com /?id.220645
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.220645
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0785
NVD CVE-2023-0785

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Summary