What is CVE-2022-42198?

CVE-2022-42198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple Exam Reviewer Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-42198?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Simple Exam Reviewer Management System Project

CVE-2022-42198

In Simple Exam Reviewer Management System v1.0 the User List function suffers from insecure file upload.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-10-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (63.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Simple Exam Reviewer Management System Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.sourcecodester.com/php/15160/simple-exam-reviewer-management-system-phpoop-… (Product)
github.com/ciph0x01/Simple-Exam-Reviewer-Management-System-CVE/blob/main/CVE-20… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42198?: CVE-2022-42198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple Exam Reviewer Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-42198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.