AjaXplorer up to 2.5 checkInstall.php destServer os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AjaXplorer up to 2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file checkInstall.php. This manipulation of the argument destServer causes os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-10013. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in AjaXplorer up to 2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file checkInstall.php. The manipulation of the argument destServer with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in AjaXplorer (now known as Pydio Cells) versions prior to 2.6. The flaw resides in the checkInstall.php script within the access.ssh plugin, which fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the destServer GET parameter. By injecting shell metacharacters, remote attackers can execute arbitrary system commands on the server with the privileges of the web server process.

The weakness was published by Julien Cayssol. The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-10013 since 08/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:checkInstall.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45489 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (21993), Tenable (45489), EUVD (EUVD-2010-5299) and SecurityFocus (BID 39334†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• AjaXplorer

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5

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