CVE-2021-4462

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  3. CVE-2021-4462
Employee Records System version 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files via the uploadID.php endpoint; uploaded files can be executed because the application does not perform proper server-side validation. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-06 UTC.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 Exploit
https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/11393/employee-records-system.html Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/employees-records-system-arbitrary-file-upload-rce Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 Exploit
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:skittles:employee_records_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

24 Nov 2025, 12:57

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:skittles:employee_records_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Skittles employee Records System
Skittles
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 - Exploit
References () https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/11393/employee-records-system.html - () https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/11393/employee-records-system.html - Product
References () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/employees-records-system-arbitrary-file-upload-rce - () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/employees-records-system-arbitrary-file-upload-rce - Third Party Advisory

20 Nov 2025, 22:15

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Summary (en) Employee Records System version 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files via the uploadID.php endpoint; uploaded files can be executed because the application does not perform proper server-side validation. (en) Employee Records System version 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files via the uploadID.php endpoint; uploaded files can be executed because the application does not perform proper server-side validation. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-06 UTC.

12 Nov 2025, 21:15

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References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49596 -

10 Nov 2025, 23:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-11-10 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-24 12:57

NVD link : CVE-2021-4462

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4462

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-4462

JSON object : View

Products Affected

skittles

  • employee_records_system
CWE
CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type