What is CVE-2022-40878?

CVE-2022-40878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exam Reviewer Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-40878?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40878 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Exam Reviewer Management System Project

CVE-2022-40878

In Exam Reviewer Management System 1.0, an authenticated attacker can upload a web-shell php file in profile page to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.232 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Exam_reviewer_management_system_project Exam_reviewer_management_system — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40878?: CVE-2022-40878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exam Reviewer Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-40878?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40878 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.