CVE-2001-1495
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditednetwork_query.php in Network Query Tool 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the target parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in network_query.php of Network Query Tool 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the target parameter, which is passed unsanitized to a system call.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate network_query.php fileSearch web server document roots for the file network_query.php (e.g., find /var/www -name network_query.php or use file search in hosting directories)Affected if The file exists on the system and is web-accessible
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Verify installed version is 1.0Open network_query.php and search for a version string (look for variables like $version, $tool_version, or check any included version files)Affected if The version is exactly 1.0 (or if version cannot be determined but the filename matches Network Query Tool 1.0)
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Confirm target parameter is usedSearch the source code for usage of $_GET['target'] or $_POST['target'] (or $target variable) to confirm the vulnerable parameter existsAffected if The target parameter is present in the code
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Check for unsanitized system callSearch the code for system(), exec(), shell_exec(), or passthru() functions that include the target variable without sanitization (no escapeshellcmd() or similar)Affected if The target parameter is passed directly to a system call without input validation or sanitization
Your environment is affected if network_query.php version 1.0 is installed and the target parameter is passed to a system call without sanitizing shell metacharacters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataSanitize all user input in the target parameter to remove shell metacharacters before passing to system calls, or disable the affected script until a patched version is available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2001-1495 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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