What is CVE-2020-28072?

CVE-2020-28072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alumni Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-28072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Alumni Management System Project

CVE-2020-28072

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in DourceCodester Alumni Management System 1.0. An authenticated attacker can upload arbitrary file in the gallery.php page and executing it on the server reaching the RCE.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2020-12-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.027 (85.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Alumni Management System Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/160508/Alumni-Management-System-1.0-Shell-Upload… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28072?: CVE-2020-28072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Alumni Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-28072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.