CVE-2020-28173 json
Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings when uploading a…
published 2021-03-31 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-20658
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings when uploading a malicious file using the image upload functionality, which is stored in /alumni/admin/assets/uploads/.
Exploit prediction
3.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- dl.packetstormsecurity.net https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/2010-exploits/simplecollegewebsite10-sqlexec.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/yunaranyancat/poc-dump/blob/main/simplecollegewebsite/sqli_rce.py referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
References
-
dl.packetstormsecurity.net
/2010-exploits/simplecollegewebsite10-sqlexec.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/yunaranyancat/poc-dump/blob/main/simplecollegewebsite/sqli_rce.py
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
sourcecodester.com
/php/14548/simple-college-website-using-htmlphpmysqli-source-code.html
third-party-advisory
-
sourcecodester.com
/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/simple-college-website.zip
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-28173
- NVD CVE-2020-28173
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