CVE-2022-42201
Published: 20 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-42201 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Simple Exam Reviewer Management System Project Simple Exam Reviewer Management System. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 35.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45277
Vulnerability details
Simple Exam Reviewer Management System v1.0 is vulnerable to Insecure file upload.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.