# CVE-2022-40471: Remote Code Execution in Clinic's Patient Management System v 1.0 allows Attacker to Upload arbitrary php webshell via profile picture uploa

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-10-31 · Updated: 2025-05-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Remote Code Execution in Clinic's Patient Management System v 1.0 allows Attacker to Upload arbitrary php webshell via profile picture upload functionality in users.php

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php-clinics-patient-management-system-source-code
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-wTfOL5gY3huaSEM3YPSf98qIrkl-TW/view?usp=sharing
- https://github.com/RashidKhanPathan/CVE-2022-40471
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/clinic_pms_fileupload_rce.rb
- https://github.com/Dharan10/CVE-2022-40471

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