Derek Leung pSlash 0.70 includedir privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Derek Leung pSlash 0.70. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument includedir leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-1235. There is not any exploit available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Derek Leung pSlash 0.70 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument includedir with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

pSlash PHP script 0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by including files from remote web sites, using an HTTP request that modifies the includedir variable.

The weakness was released 10/02/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1235. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10411 (Derek Leung pSlash Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7215), SecurityFocus (BID 3395†), OSVDB (1966†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6634†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17449, VDB-17450, VDB-17451 and VDB-17452. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17456
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X-Force: 7215
SecurityFocus: 3395 - Derek Leung pSlash Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1966 - Derek Leung - pSlash - Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6634 - Code Execution in Derek Leung pSlash 0.70 via HTTP Request, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 15:20
Updated: 09/27/2025 14:31
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:20 (62), 06/03/2019 15:26 (2), 06/12/2024 01:08 (17), 09/27/2025 14:31 (3)
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