# CVE-2021-42669: A file upload vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal in PHP via dashboard\_teacher.php, which allows changing the ava

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A file upload vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal in PHP via dashboard_teacher.php, which allows changing the avatar through teacher_avatar.php. Once an avatar gets uploaded it is getting uploaded to the /admin/uploads/ directory, and is accessible by all users. By uploading a php webshell containing "<?php system($_GET["cmd"]); ?>" the attacker can execute commands on the web server with - /admin/uploads/php-webshell?cmd=id.

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## References

- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/13115/engineers-online-portal-php.html
- https://github.com/TheHackingRabbi/CVE-2021-42669
- https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/CVE-2021-42671
- https://github.com/0xDeku/CVE-2021-42669

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