CVE-2025-15404
Published: 01 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-15404 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Campcodes School File 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 17.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-15404 is a security vulnerability in campcodes School File Management System 1.0, affecting an unknown function in the /save_file.php file. It enables unrestricted file upload through manipulation of the File argument. The issue is rated at CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L) and maps to CWEs 284 (Improper Access Control) and 434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type).
The vulnerability is exploitable remotely by authenticated attackers with low privileges. Exploitation requires low complexity and no user interaction, allowing limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Advisories detail the issue on VulDB (ctiid.339324, id.339324, submit.728102) and a GitHub issue (LaneyYu/cve/issues/7), with the vendor site at campcodes.com. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used.
The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-01, highlighting ongoing risks in open-source school management software where public exploit availability increases potential for abuse.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-0018
Vulnerability details
A security vulnerability has been detected in campcodes School File Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /save_file.php. The manipulation of the argument File leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be initiated remotely.…
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The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload (CWE-434) in a web application directly enables remote deployment of a web shell (T1505.003) after initial exploitation of the public-facing app (T1190).
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Mitigating Controls
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Directly blocks unrestricted file uploads by validating the File argument in save_file.php against allowed types and content before acceptance.
Scans uploaded files for malicious code or dangerous types that the CVE permits an authenticated attacker to store.
Enforces fine-grained access rules on the /save_file.php endpoint to restrict which file operations authenticated users may perform.