CVE-2023-0998Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Order-price manipulation via trusted amount parameter

Published Feb 24, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper access control in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0 allows remote attackers to alter an order's total. The payment handler in /alphaware/summary.php trusts the amount parameter supplied in the payment URL and applies it as the price for the entire order. Reaching the payment URL for an order is sufficient; the demonstrated consequence is order-price manipulation, not arbitrary data access or code execution.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.91%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System 1.0 allows remote attackers to alter an order's total. The payment handler in /alphaware/summary.php trusts the amount parameter supplied in the payment URL and applies it as the price for the entire order. Reaching the payment URL for an order is sufficient; the demonstrated consequence is order-price manipulation, not arbitrary data access or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0998
Published
Feb 24, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Online Movie Ticket Booking System
Product
Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System
Classifications
CWE-284, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 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?

Online Movie Ticket Booking System · Alphaware Simple E-Commerce Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

6.4VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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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-284Improper Access Control
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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