CVE-2020-28173

Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax...

7.2 High

Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax.php?action=save_settings when uploading a malicious file using the image upload functionality, which is stored in /alumni/admin/assets/uploads/.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.18%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2020-28173
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-28173
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-20658 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-20658
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48x2-prxg-j7jq No score

Simple College Website 1.0 allows a user to conduct remote code execution via /alumni/admin/ajax...

Record: GHSA-48x2-prxg-j7jq
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

simple college project college

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-28173 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Simple College Project College, published March 31, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.18%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.