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1 vulnerability found for TCExam by Tecnick.com
CVE-2023-6554 (GCVE-0-2023-6554)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-11 15:17 – Updated: 2025-06-20 16:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Missing authorisation in TCExam
Summary
When access to the "admin" folder is not protected by some external authorization mechanisms e.g. Apache Basic Auth, it is possible for any user to download protected information like exam answers.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-11 17:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
CERT-PL
CNA
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-6554/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-6554/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://tcexam.org/ | product |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecnick.com | TCExam |
Affected:
0 , < 15.1.0
(semver)
|
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