CVE-2023-1506: A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester E-Commerce System 1.0

Routine

MEDIUM 5.6REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-1506 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.6) affecting e-commerce system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester E-Commerce System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument U_USERNAME leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-223410 is the identifier

Why this priority

Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.6 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 57%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-03-20
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: e-commerce system project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-03-20 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

e-commerce system project e-commerce 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 e-commerce-system || rpm -q e-commerce-system || e-commerce-system --version

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

apt-cache madison e-commerce-system sudo apt install e-commerce-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold e-commerce-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list e-commerce-system sudo dnf downgrade e-commerce-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add e-commerce-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-2023-1506?

e-commerce system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1506 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1506 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-2023-1506 affect?

CVE-2023-1506 affects e-commerce system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.6). A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester E-Commerce System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument U_USERNAME leads to sql injection. It is possible

How urgent is CVE-2023-1506?

Priority 35/100. Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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