Vibechild Directory Manager up to 0.90 edit_image.php passthru userfile_name privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vibechild Directory Manager up to 0.90 and classified as critical. This affects the function passthru of the file edit_image.php. The manipulation of the argument userfile_name results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-1020. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vibechild Directory Manager up to 0.90. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function passthru of the file edit_image.php. The manipulation of the argument userfile_name with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

edit_image.php in Vibechild Directory Manager before 0.91 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userfile_name parameter, which is sent unfiltered to the PHP passthru function.

The weakness was disclosed 09/05/2001 by Karol Wiesek as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:edit_image.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11104 (Directory Manager edit_image.php Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86231 (Vibechild Directory Manager Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.91 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1999.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7079), Tenable (11104), SecurityFocus (BID 3288†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2161†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Vibechild

Name

• Directory Manager

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
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• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.88
• 0.89
• 0.90

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11104
Nessus Name: Directory Manager edit_image.php Arbitrary Command Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 80054
OpenVAS Name: Directory Managers edit_image.php
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Directory Manager 0.91

Snort ID: 1999
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP edit_image.php access
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Timelineinfo

09/04/2001 🔍
09/05/2001 +1 days 🔍
09/05/2001 +0 days 🔍
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08/22/2002 +351 days 🔍
09/22/2003 +396 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3942 days 🔍
09/30/2025 +4102 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1020 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17322
X-Force: 7079 - Directory Manager allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands
SecurityFocus: 3288 - Vibechild Directory Manager Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2161 - Edit_image.php in Vibechild Directory Manager < 0.91 Allows Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 22:07
Updated: 09/30/2025 11:26
Changes: 07/08/2014 22:07 (46), 05/13/2019 09:46 (35), 09/30/2025 11:26 (20)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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