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critical 9.8

CVE-2024-34833 json

Sourcecodester Payroll Management System v1.0 is vulnerable to File Upload.

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-35096

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Sourcecodester Payroll Management System v1.0 is vulnerable to File Upload. Users can upload images via the "save_settings" page. An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this functionality to upload a malicious PHP file instead. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as the user running the web server.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

2.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/ShellUnease/payroll-management-system-rce referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/179106/Payroll-Management-System-1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • sourcecodester payroll_management_system

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

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