CVE-2022-40471

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-10-31. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 19%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Remote Code Execution in Clinic's Patient Management System v 1.0 allows Attacker to Upload arbitrary php webshell via profile picture upload functionality in users.php

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
85(Attend)
EG Risk 85/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
97.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 31, 2022

Last Modified

May 6, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Clinic's Patient Management System in PHP/PDO Free Source Code | SourceCodester

https://www.sourcecodester.com/php-clinics-patient-management-system-source-code
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - RashidKhanPathan/CVE-2022-40471: RCE Exploit and Research · GitHub

https://github.com/RashidKhanPathan/CVE-2022-40471
generic

Remote Code Execution PoC.mp4 - Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-wTfOL5gY3huaSEM3YPSf98qIrkl-TW/view?usp=sharing

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/clinic_pms_fileupload_rce✓ verified
    First seen Oct 31, 2022

    Clinic's Patient Management System 1.0 - Unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCRashidKhanPathan/CVE-2022-40471
    First seen Oct 12, 2022

    RCE Exploit and Research

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-40471?
CVE-2022-40471 is a critical vulnerability published on October 31, 2022. Remote Code Execution in Clinic's Patient Management System v 1.0 allows Attacker to Upload arbitrary php webshell via profile picture upload functionality in users.php
When was CVE-2022-40471 disclosed?
CVE-2022-40471 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 31, 2022, with the most recent update on May 6, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-40471 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-40471 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40471?
CVE-2022-40471 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-40471?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-40471, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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