CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2023-1464 — A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System 1.0

Critical CVSS 9.8

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file Users.php?f=save_user. The manipulation of the argument firstname/middlename/lastname/username/password leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223311.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-03-17
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • medicine_tracker_system_project / medicine_tracker_system / 1.0

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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