CVE-2026-90857: Unrestricted Upload in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System
CVE-2026-90857 is a medium severity vulnerability in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0. It involves an unrestricted file upload issue in the /dashboard/userprofile.php component related to profile image uploads. This vulnerability allows remote attackers with low privileges to upload arbitrary files by manipulating the image argument. Exploit code is publicly available, but no known active exploitation has been reported. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0 is due to insufficient validation or restrictions on the file upload functionality in the /dashboard/userprofile.php file, specifically in the profile upload component. Attackers can manipulate the 'image' parameter to upload arbitrary files without restriction, potentially leading to unauthorized file uploads. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and requires low privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges to upload arbitrary files to the server, which could lead to further compromise depending on the server configuration and file handling. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited remotely. However, no known active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or vendor advisory is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected functionality and monitor for suspicious file uploads.
CVE-2026-90857: Unrestricted Upload in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System
Description
CVE-2026-90857 is a medium severity vulnerability in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0. It involves an unrestricted file upload issue in the /dashboard/userprofile.php component related to profile image uploads. This vulnerability allows remote attackers with low privileges to upload arbitrary files by manipulating the image argument. Exploit code is publicly available, but no known active exploitation has been reported. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
SourceCodester
College Notes Gallery Management System
cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:college_notes_gallery_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0 is due to insufficient validation or restrictions on the file upload functionality in the /dashboard/userprofile.php file, specifically in the profile upload component. Attackers can manipulate the 'image' parameter to upload arbitrary files without restriction, potentially leading to unauthorized file uploads. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and requires low privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges to upload arbitrary files to the server, which could lead to further compromise depending on the server configuration and file handling. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited remotely. However, no known active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or vendor advisory is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected functionality and monitor for suspicious file uploads.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T05:50:49.462Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8bc3355bf5e2cf51166dd
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 03:32:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 03:46:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 04:07:51 UTC
Views: 5
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