CVE-2022-40089 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02869.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Simple College Website Project	Simple College Website

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_college_website_project:simple_college_website:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43408	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://gowthamaraj-rajendran.medium.com/simple-college-website-1-0-rfi-cff8d827572e
https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/14548/simple-college-website-using-htmlphpmysqli-source-code.html
https://www.sourcecodester.com/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/simple-college-website.zip

History

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-98
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-22T21:29:42.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-27T15:00:01.245Z

Reserved: 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40089

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:39.764Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-22T22:15:09.783

Modified: 2025-05-27T15:15:27.943

Link: CVE-2022-40089

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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