Arbitrary file upload in Online Course Registration Project

CVE-2020-23828

A File Upload vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Course Registration v1.0 allows remote attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the hosting webserver by uploading a crafted PHP web-shell that bypasses the image upload filters. An attack uses /Online%20Course%20Registration/my-profile.php with the POST parameter photo.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% 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-2020-23828: held from 0.041 to 0.041.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23828?
CVE-2020-23828 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Online Course Registration Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-23828?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.