CVE-2024-6801
Published: 17 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-6801 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Online Student Management System Project Online Student Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 35.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47828
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Online Student Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /add-students.php. The manipulation of the argument image leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may…
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be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-271703.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in public-facing PHP web application (/add-students.php) allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the vulnerability (T1190) and upload web shells containing arbitrary PHP code (e.g., eval) for remote code execution (T1100).
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.