# CVE-2024-4349: SourceCodester Pisay Online E-Learning System controller.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via controller.php in the Pisay Online E-Learning System, 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:** 30 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmwv-m4j7-frqp

## What is CVE-2024-4349?

CVE-2024-4349 is a high-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Pisay Online E-Learning System, published on 30 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Pisay Online E-Learning System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /lesson/controller.php. The manipulation of the argument file 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-262489 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4349?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Donbermoy Pisay Online E-Learning System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4349 is a high-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Pisay Online E-Learning System, published on 30 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Pisay Online E-Learning 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-2024-4349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4349/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4349

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.