# CVE-2022-2678: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System Background Management Page admin_feature.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the admin feature page 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:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjr4-cwwv-prrh

## What is CVE-2022-2678?

CVE-2022-2678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 5 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin_feature.php of the component Background Management Page. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-205666 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alphaware E-Commerce System Project Alphaware E-Commerce System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2678 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2678 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce System, published on 5 Aug 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-2022-2678 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Alphaware Simple E-Commerce 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-2022-2678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2678/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2678

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2678/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.