---
id: CVE-2025-70151
title: >-
  code-projects Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows an authenticated attacker to
  achieve remote code execution via unrestricted file upload
summary: >-
  code-projects Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows an authenticated attacker to
  achieve remote code execution via unrestricted file upload. The endpoints
  update_profile_picture.php and upload_picture.php store uploaded files in a
  web-acce…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-434
vendor: fabian
product: scholars_tracking_system
affected:
  - scholars_tracking_system = 1.0
published: '2026-02-18'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:17:28.360'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-70151'
references:
  - url: 'https://0x0bito.github.io/posts/CVE-2025-70151-Scholars-FileUpload-RCE/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://code-projects.org/scholars-tracking-system-in-php-with-source-code/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://youngkevinn.github.io/posts/CVE-2025-70151-Scholars-FileUpload-RCE/
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-02-18T18:21:30.851919Z'
epss: 0.00705
epssPercentile: 0.51329
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T20:10:03.219Z'
---

## Overview

code-projects Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows an authenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution via unrestricted file upload. The endpoints update_profile_picture.php and upload_picture.php store uploaded files in a web-accessible uploads/ directory using the original, user-supplied filename without validating the file type or extension. By uploading a PHP file and then requesting it from /uploads/, an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code as the web server user.

## Affected

- `scholars_tracking_system = 1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.