CVE-2022-4228Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated password-hash disclosure via exposed edit route

Published Nov 30, 2022 · Updated Nov 19, 2024

Information disclosure in SourceCodester Book Store Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve user password hashes. The /bsms_ci/index.php/user/edit_user/{id} route returns the selected account's stored password hash without enforcing authentication. Any network client that can reach the application can request an account identifier, including the administrator identifier, and obtain credential material for offline cracking.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SourceCodester Book Store Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve user password hashes. The /bsms_ci/index.php/user/edit_user/{id} route returns the selected account's stored password hash without enforcing authentication. Any network client that can reach the application can request an account identifier, including the administrator identifier, and obtain credential material for offline cracking.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4228
Published
Nov 30, 2022
Updated
Nov 19, 2024
Vendor
SourceCodester
Product
Book Store Management System
Classifications
CWE-306, CWE-200, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SourceCodester · Book Store Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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