CVE-2025-7181
Published: 08 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-7181 is a low-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Carmelo Staff Audit System. Its CVSS base score is 2.1 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 38.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-7181 is a critical vulnerability in code-projects Staff Audit System 1.0, affecting an unknown function within the file /test.php. The issue stems from manipulation of the "uploadedfile" argument, enabling unrestricted file upload, as classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and was published on 2025-07-08.
A remote attacker with low privileges, such as an authenticated user, can exploit this vulnerability with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling the upload of malicious files.
Advisories and exploit details are documented in references such as VulDB entries (ctiid.315120, id.315120, submit.606917), the code-projects.org site, and a GitHub repository at github.com/kn1g78/cve/blob/main/staff2/staff2.md, where the exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used. No specific patch or mitigation steps are outlined in the available description.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-20500
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in code-projects Staff Audit System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /test.php. The manipulation of the argument uploadedfile leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the…
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attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in /test.php enables exploitation of public-facing web applications (T1190) and uploading arbitrary tools or malware (T1608.002), as explicitly mapped in advisories.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of all input (including file type, content, and extension) on the uploadedfile argument to block unrestricted uploads.
Enforces access-control decisions on the /test.php upload function so only explicitly authorized operations and file types are permitted.
Requires malicious-code scanning and blocking of uploaded files before they are stored or executed.