CVE-2023-0679: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Canteen Management System 1.0

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-0679 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting canteen management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Canteen Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file removeUser.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-02-06
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: canteen management system project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-06 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:26 UTCUpdated Record last modified

canteen management system project canteen management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy canteen-management-system || rpm -q canteen-management-system || canteen-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison canteen-management-system sudo apt install canteen-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold canteen-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list canteen-management-system sudo dnf downgrade canteen-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add canteen-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-0679?

canteen management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-0679 being exploited?

CVE-2023-0679 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-0679 affect?

CVE-2023-0679 affects canteen management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Canteen Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file removeUser.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql inje

How urgent is CVE-2023-0679?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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