CVE-2024-1875Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated PHP code execution via unrestricted upload

Published Feb 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Complaint Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code. The users/register-complaint.php handler accepts complaint attachments without properly validating their file extensions, permitting a malicious PHP script to be uploaded. A low-privilege account and network access to the Lodge Complaint section are required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied PHP on the server.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Complaint Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code. The users/register-complaint.php handler accepts complaint attachments without properly validating their file extensions, permitting a malicious PHP script to be uploaded. A low-privilege account and network access to the Lodge Complaint section are required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied PHP on the server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1875
Published
Feb 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-434, CAPEC-1, T1505.003, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
T1505.003Web Shell
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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