CVE-2022-3492
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Profile Photo Handler. The manipulation of the argument parameter leads to os command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-210772.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in the Profile Photo Handler of SourceCodester HR Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via manipulation of a parameter. This is a pre-authentication vulnerability with high severity (CVSS 8.8), enabling attackers to potentially compromise the entire system through the web application.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if SourceCodester HR Management System is deployedReview your web application's technology stack, check application banners, or examine installed web files for HR Management System 1.0 from SourceCodester or Oretnom23Affected if The software is SourceCodester/Oretnom23 HR Management System version 1.0
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Locate the Profile Photo Handler componentSearch the web application codebase for profile photo upload or handling functionality - look for files related to user avatars, profile images, or photo uploadsAffected if The Profile Photo Handler component exists and is part of the deployed application
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Verify the component is exposed via the web interfaceCheck if the profile photo functionality is accessible without authentication - attempt to access photo upload endpoints or check application routing configurationAffected if The Profile Photo Handler is reachable without requiring user authentication (pre-authentication access)
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Confirm the parameter handling mechanismExamine how the photo upload handler processes user-supplied parameters - look for system command execution calls or shell command usage in the upload logicAffected if The profile photo handler processes parameters in a way that could allow OS command injection
You are affected if you have deployed SourceCodester/Oretnom23 HR Management System version 1.0 with the Profile Photo Handler component exposed and accessible without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch if available; otherwise, disable or restrict access to the Profile Photo Handler component, implement strict input validation/sanitization on all user-supplied parameters, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure until proper remediation is complete.
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