CVE-2026-2183
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 security vulnerability has been detected in Great Developers Certificate Generation System up to 97171bb0e5e22e52eacf4e4fa81773e5f3cffb73. This affects an unknown part of the file /restructured/csv.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The code repository of the project has not been active for many years.
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 confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in /restructured/csv.php of the Great Developers Certificate Generation System allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.8 and can be exploited remotely.
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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<= 2017-10-16CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Locate the vulnerable csv.php fileSearch the web server document root for the file /restructured/csv.php or run: find /var/www -name 'csv.php' 2>/dev/nullAffected if The file exists at /restructured/csv.php within the certificate generation system
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Confirm the product and versionCheck the project directory for version information in README, CHANGELOG, or composer.json files. Compare the last commit date or release date to 2017-10-16Affected if The installed version has a release/commit date on or before 2017-10-16
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Verify the upload endpoint is accessibleAttempt to access the URL endpoint /restructured/csv.php via HTTP/HTTPS request to confirm it respondsAffected if The endpoint returns a response (200 OK or similar) indicating the file is accessible via web
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Check if file upload functionality is enabledInspect the csv.php source code for file upload handling logic and examine the web server configuration to confirm the /restructured/ path is not blocked or restrictedAffected if The csv.php file contains upload handling code and the web server allows access to this endpoint
A user is affected if the Great Developers Certificate Generation System is running with a version dated 2017-10-16 or earlier and the /restructured/csv.php endpoint is publicly accessible on the web server.
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 dataSince the project is abandoned, the recommended approach is to either remove/disable the vulnerable csv.php endpoint entirely or implement strict file type validation and upload path controls to prevent execution of uploaded files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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