Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0. The CVE says an unauthenticated remote attacker can upload a crafted PHP file through the photo upload feature, potentially letting them run code on the server.
Executive priority
Prioritize quickly if this application is internet-facing or stores payroll data. The business risk is server takeover from an unauthenticated upload path, but active exploitation is not confirmed in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2021-44087 is described as remote code execution via PHP upload in the photo upload function of Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE mapping, confirmed patch, or vendor mitigation details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Sourcecodester Attendance and Payroll System v1.0 is deployed and reachable by untrusted users, especially if the photo upload path is enabled.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes an Exploit-DB reference, indicating public exploit information exists. It does not cite CISA KEV or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Metadata quality is limited: affected vendor/product fields are n/a, severity is unknown, and no CVSS is provided. The description and Exploit-DB reference support the core RCE claim, but fixes and exploitation-in-the-wild evidence are absent.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any deployments of Attendance and Payroll System v1.0.
- Check the project or vendor source for fixed versions or guidance.
- Remove internet exposure until remediation is confirmed.
- Restrict upload access to trusted authenticated users only.
- Prevent PHP execution from upload directories as a compensating control.
- Replace the application if no maintained fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal hosts for this application.
- Confirm whether version 1.0 is running.
- Review the photo upload feature and server upload directory behavior.
- Check web roots for unexpected PHP files in upload paths.
- Review web logs for suspicious upload activity.
- Validate only in authorized staging without weaponized payloads.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/sites/default/files/download/oretnom23/apsystem.zipCVE reference, mitre
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50801CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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