CVE-2022-2297

SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System unrestricted upload

6.3 MediumPublic exploit

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /pms/update_user.php?user_id=1. The manipulation of the argument profile_picture with the input <?php phpinfo();?> leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

3.37%Up 2.5 points since Jul 13, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.3

SourceCodester Clinics Patient Management System unrestricted upload

Record: CVE-2022-2297
CVSS 3.1: 6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-34570 6.3

Record: EUVD-2022-34570
CVSS 3.1: 6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rjr-j9m9-qpm9 8.8

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceCodester Clinics Patient...

Record: GHSA-5rjr-j9m9-qpm9
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.3

Record: CVE-2022-2297
CVSS 3.1: 6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Clinic's Patient Management System 1.0 - Unauthenticated RCE	2025-01-04

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2022-2297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Sourcecodester Clinics Patient Management System, published July 12, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.37%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.