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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-2297

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-07-12
  • WeaknessCWE-434

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Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /pms/update_user.php?user_id=1. The manipulation of the argument profile_picture with the input <?php phpinfo();?> leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-07-1217:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Oretnom23 clinic\'s patient management system
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulDB, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System
    Affected
    • = 2.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-07-12

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/clinic_pms_sqli_to_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-07-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5rjr-j9m9-qpm9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2297?

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /pms/update_user.php?user_id=1. The manipulation of the argument profile_picture with the input <?php phpinfo();?> leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Is CVE-2022-2297 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-2297, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2297?

CVE-2022-2297 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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