CVE-2023-1962
SourceCodester Best Online News Portal POST Parameter forgot-password.php sql injection
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225361 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SourceCodester Best Online News Portal POST Parameter forgot-password.php sql injection
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225361 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-1962- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-24148
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225361 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-24148- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwj9-3phc-v686
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0....
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225361 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-cwj9-3phc-v686- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Best Online News Portal 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-225361 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-1962- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1962 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Mayurik Best Online News Portal, published April 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.