Arbitrary file upload in Simple College Website Project

CVE-2022-40087

Simple College Website v1.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the function file_put_contents(). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file.

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: 0.018 (78.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% 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-2022-40087: held from 0.015 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40087?
CVE-2022-40087 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple College Website Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-40087?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40087 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.