# CVE-2022-4273: SourceCodester Human Resource Management System Content-Type employee.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the employee profile image field, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w23f-rm4q-vh36

## What is CVE-2022-4273?

CVE-2022-4273 is a high-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 3 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /hrm/controller/employee.php of the component Content-Type Handler. The manipulation of the argument pfimg leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-214769 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Human Resource Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4273 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4273 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System

- [CVE-2024-35469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35469/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43262/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-34221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34221/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-43318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43318/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-40682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40682/): SQL injection vulnerability in Human Resource Management System (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4273 is a high-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Human Resource Management System, published on 3 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4273 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Human Resource 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-2022-4273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.