CVE-2022-40471

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

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(high)
EPSS: 99.6%
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.

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 12:58 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment

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 ↗

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 99.6% 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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CVE-2022-40471

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