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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-20183: held from 0.076 to 0.078.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.078 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.