What is CVE-2022-40089?

CVE-2022-40089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple College Website Project, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-40089?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Simple College Website Project

CVE-2022-40089

A remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in Simple College Website v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file. This vulnerability is exploitable when the directive allow_url_include is set to On.

Published 2022-09-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.006

Affected products

Simple College Website Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-98 — PHP Remote File Inclusion

References

www.sourcecodester.com/php/14548/simple-college-website-using-htmlphpmysqli-sou… (Product)
www.sourcecodester.com/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/simple-college-we… (Product)
gowthamaraj-rajendran.medium.com/simple-college-website-1-0-rfi-cff8d827572e (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40089?: CVE-2022-40089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple College Website Project, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-40089?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.