Arbitrary file upload in Employee Records System Project
CVE-2019-20183
uploadimage.php in Employee Records System 1.0 allows upload and execution of arbitrary PHP code because file-extension validation is only on the client side. The attacker can modify global.js to allow the .php extension.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
EPSS: 0.076 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Employee_records_system_project Employee_records_system — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20183?
- CVE-2019-20183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Employee Records System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20183?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-20183 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.