Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via…
Priority LOW 37CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings when uploading a malicious file using the image upload functionality, which is stored in /alumni/admin/assets/uploads/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03183 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple_college_project:simple_college:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Simple College Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_college_project:simple_college:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Simple College Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48x2-prxg-j7jq
References
Exploit 2
More Simple College Project Simple College vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17120 A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-28173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48x2-prxg-j7jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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