CVE-2023-33440

HIGHNVD 7.29.0▲Weaponized

7.2

Sourcecodester Faculty Evaluation System v1.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via /eval/ajax.php?action=save_user.

CVSS v3: 7.2
EG Score: 9.0(high)
EPSS: 99.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 26, 2023

Last Modified

January 14, 2025

References (4)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172672/Faculty-Evaluation-System-1.0-Shell-Upload.html
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/F14me7wq/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/oretnom23/faculty-evaluation-system/RCE-1.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172672/Faculty-Evaluation-System-1.0-Shell-Upload.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/F14me7wq/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/oretnom23/faculty-evaluation-system/RCE-1.md

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 6× 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.

2026-06-05 22:46 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-05 22:46 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 00:33 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

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

Exploit-DBEDB-51495✓ verified
First seen May 31, 2023
Faculty Evaluation System 1.0 - Unauthenticated File Upload
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-33440.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
Faculty Evaluation System v1.0 - Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-33440?

CVE-2023-33440 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2023. Sourcecodester Faculty Evaluation System v1.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via /eval/ajax.php?action=save_user.

When was CVE-2023-33440 disclosed?

CVE-2023-33440 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2023, with the most recent update on January 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-33440 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-33440 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-2023-33440?

CVE-2023-33440 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.

How do I remediate CVE-2023-33440?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-33440, 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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