CVE-2022-42198

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 61.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-10-20 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-08 15:36Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-03

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f0837826ba0536c6062330cdf8511b2ef53aa91600e2b88573bfa1aa1f1f1fd7

• www.sourcecodester.comhttps://www.sourcecodester.com/php/15160/simple-exam-reviewer-management-system-phpoop-free-source-code.html
• github.comhttps://github.com/ciph0x01/Simple-Exam-Reviewer-Management-System-CVE/blob/main/CVE-2022-42198.md