# CVE-2022-2297: SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious PHP files via the profile picture field to execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5rjr-j9m9-qpm9

## What is CVE-2022-2297?

CVE-2022-2297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System, published on 12 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /pms/update_user.php?user_id=1. The manipulation of the argument profile_picture with the input <?php phpinfo();?> leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2297?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Clinic\'s Patient Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2297 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2297 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Clinic's Patient Management System 1.0 - Unauthenticated RCE (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System

- [CVE-2022-40471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40471/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36609/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36242/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36270/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36750/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System, published on 12 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2297 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System. 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-2022-2297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.