# CVE-2022-2749: SourceCodester Gym Management System unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to the Gym Management System, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxc9-29pq-2c4m

## What is CVE-2022-2749?

CVE-2022-2749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Gym Management System, published on 11 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Gym Management System. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /mygym/admin/index.php?view_exercises. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-206017 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2749?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gym Management System Project Gym Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2749 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2749 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Gym Management System

- [CVE-2022-2842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2842/): SourceCodester Gym Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-2744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2744/): SourceCodester Gym Management System Background Management add_exercises.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2745/): SourceCodester Gym Management System Add New Trainer add_trainers.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2727/): SourceCodester Gym Management System login.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2728/): SourceCodester Gym Management System index.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2749 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Gym Management System, published on 11 Aug 2022. 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-2022-2749 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Gym 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-2022-2749/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2749/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2749
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2749
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2749

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2749/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.