CVE-2021-42580

Exp

Sourcecodester Online Learning System 2.0 is vunlerable to sql injection authentication bypass in admin login file (/admin/login.php) and authenticated file upload in (Master.php) file , we can craft these two vunlerablities to get unauthenticated remote command execution.

Published: 2021-11-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-42580 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.98%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-42580

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-42580

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.82% 9.98% +6.17%
2 2026-05-03 1.88% 3.82% +1.94%
3 2025-11-21 1.88%

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-42580

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-42580

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-42580

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oretnom23 online_learning_system 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oretnom23:online_learning_system:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-42580

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