Arbitrary file upload via missing type validation
Published Sep 15, 2025 · Updated Sep 16, 2025
Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Online Student File Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to upload dangerous files. The /save_file.php handler accepts uploaded files without sanitizing or filtering their types and stores them through the application. A student or administrator account is required; server-executable content can run in the web server context, while other dangerous files alter stored content.
Summary
What happened
Unrestricted file upload in SourceCodester Online Student File Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to upload dangerous files. The /save_file.php handler accepts uploaded files without sanitizing or filtering their types and stores them through the application. A student or administrator account is required; server-executable content can run in the web server context, while other dangerous files alter stored content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-10480
- Published
- Sep 15, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2025
- Vendor
- Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
- Product
- Online Student File Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-434, CWE-284, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- File Upload vulnerability in save_file.php demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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