CVE-2023-6554 (GCVE-0-2023-6554)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-11 15:17 – Updated: 2025-06-20 16:34
VLAI?
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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tecnick.com TCExam Affected: 0 , < 15.1.0 (semver)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając (CERT.PL)
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