{"id":33264,"date":"2025-04-28T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:24:31","slug":"cve-2023-44752-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-student-study-center-desk-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-44752-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-student-study-center-desk-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-44752: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Student Study Center Desk Management System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A serious vulnerability has been identified in the Student Study Center Desk Management System v1.0 that could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. Tagged as CVE-2023-44752, this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication through a specifically crafted GET request. This poses a significant threat to any organization or individual employing this system, as unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/doge-s-access-to-federal-data-a-cybersecurity-concern\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38415\">access to sensitive information could lead to critical data<\/a> loss or manipulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-44752<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39049\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2446437629\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Student Study Center Desk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-44755-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sacco-management-system-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39618\">Management System<\/a> | v1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an issue in the authentication mechanism of the Student Study Center Desk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43958-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39685\">Management System<\/a>. Specifically, it involves sending a specially crafted GET request to \/php-sscdms\/admin\/login.php. This request effectively tricks the system into bypassing the authentication process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31478-zulip-server-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-account-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40319\">allowing an attacker unauthorized<\/a> access to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-300970913\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While this is only a conceptual example and may not accurately represent the actual exploit, it is intended to provide a basic understanding of how the malicious GET request might be structured:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/php-sscdms\/admin\/login.php?auth_bypass=1 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.edu<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This HTTP request pretends to be a legitimate request, but actually contains a payload (`auth_bypass=1`) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56856\">exploits the vulnerability<\/a> in question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impact and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21453-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-impacting-multiple-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58974\">impact of this vulnerability<\/a> is significant. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28197-ssrf-vulnerability-in-crawl4ai-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37940\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32843-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-authorization-bypass-and-data-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39048\">lead to unauthorized changes to data<\/a>, loss of data, or theft of sensitive information.<br \/>\nTo mitigate this vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45949-phpgurukul-user-management-system-session-hijacking-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41145\">users of the affected system<\/a> are strongly advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible. If a patch is not immediately available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure is recommended. These systems can help detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32958-critical-adept-language-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38248\">malicious traffic exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are temporary measures and applying the vendor patch is the recommended long-term solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A serious vulnerability has been identified in the Student Study Center Desk Management System v1.0 that could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. Tagged as CVE-2023-44752, this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication through a specifically crafted GET request. This poses a significant threat to any organization or individual employing this system, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[75],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-33264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-authentication-bypass"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33264"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52689,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33264\/revisions\/52689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=33264"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=33264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}