# CVE-2020-37084: School ERP Pro 1.0 Admin Profile Photo Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Authenticated admins can upload arbitrary PHP files as profile photos to execute remote code on the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pm3m-8f44-m4v9

## What is CVE-2020-37084?

CVE-2020-37084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arox School ERP Pro, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

School ERP Pro 1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated admin users to upload arbitrary PHP files as profile photos by bypassing file extension checks. Attackers can exploit improper file validation in pre-editstudent.inc.php to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37084?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arox School Erp Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-37084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-37084 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37084 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arox School ERP Pro

- [CVE-2022-32119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32119/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-37088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37088/): School ERP Pro 1.0 - Arbitrary File Read (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2020-37090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37090/): School ERP Pro 1.0 - Remote Code Execution (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2020-37089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37089/): School ERP Pro 1.0 - 'es_messagesid' SQL Injection (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-32118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32118/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-37084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-37084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arox School ERP Pro, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37084 exists.

Affected product: Arox School ERP Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-37084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.