CVE-2023-5282: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0

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MEDIUM 6.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-5282 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting engineers online portal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file seed_message_student.php. The manipulation of the argument teacher_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-240910 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 43%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-09-29
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: engineers online portal project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-09-29 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:48 UTCUpdated Record last modified

engineers online portal project engineers online portal 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 engineers-online-portal || rpm -q engineers-online-portal || engineers-online-portal --version

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

apt-cache madison engineers-online-portal sudo apt install engineers-online-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold engineers-online-portal

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

dnf --showduplicates list engineers-online-portal sudo dnf downgrade engineers-online-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add engineers-online-portal

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-2023-5282?

engineers online portal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-5282 being exploited?

CVE-2023-5282 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-2023-5282 affect?

CVE-2023-5282 affects engineers online portal. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file seed_message_student.php. The manipulation of the argument teacher_id leads to sq

How urgent is CVE-2023-5282?

Priority 41/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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