CVE-2025-2973
📋 TL;DR
This critical vulnerability in College Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to upload malicious files via the profile_image parameter in /Admin/student.php. This unrestricted file upload can lead to remote code execution, compromising the entire system. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- College Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with remote code execution, data theft, and potential lateral movement within the network.
Likely Case
Webshell deployment leading to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and potential ransomware deployment.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper file upload validation and web application firewalls are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires admin access to /Admin/student.php endpoint
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider workarounds or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
File Upload Restriction
allImplement strict file upload validation on the web server
# Configure web server to block uploads to /Admin/student.php
# Example for Apache: <Location "/Admin/student.php">
Deny from all
</Location>
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block malicious uploads
# Example ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:profile_image "@rx \.(php|asp|jsp|exe|dll|sh|pl)" "id:1001,phase:2,deny"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the College Management System in a separate network segment with strict firewall rules
- Implement application-level file type validation and size restrictions for all uploads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if College Management System version 1.0 is installed and accessible at /Admin/student.phpCheck Version:
# Check application version in source code or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test file upload functionality with restricted file types to ensure validation is working📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file uploads to /Admin/student.php
- Large or suspicious files in upload directories
- Multiple failed upload attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /Admin/student.php with file uploads
- Unusual outbound connections from the web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/Admin/student.php" AND method="POST" AND (file_extension="php" OR file_extension="exe" OR file_extension="sh")