CVE-2005-1957
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 · uneditedmtnpeak.net File Upload Manager does not properly check user authentication for certain actions, which allows remote attackers to provide a modified base64-encoded file parameter and (1) read arbitrary files via the "view" action or (2) delete arbitrary files via the del action.
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 · moderate confidenceThe mtnpeak.net File Upload Manager has an authentication bypass vulnerability where the application fails to properly verify user authentication before performing file operations. Attackers can manipulate a base64-encoded file parameter to trigger the 'view' action (allowing reading of arbitrary server files like /etc/passwd) or the 'del' action (enabling deletion of arbitrary files). This represents an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) combined with missing authorization checks.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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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Identify if Adam Mmedici File Upload Manager is installedInspect your web server for the presence of the File Upload Manager application. Check web directories for scripts or components named 'upload', 'filemanager', or similar. Review installed web applications list.Affected if The application is present on the server
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Locate the main upload manager scriptSearch web accessible directories for PHP, ASP, or other script files that handle file uploads and may contain the vulnerable functionality. Common names include upload.php, manager.php, or files with 'upload' or 'peak' in the name.Affected if A file upload manager script exists in the web directory
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Check for the vulnerable base64-encoded parameter mechanismReview the application source code for parameters that accept base64-encoded values controlling file operations, particularly parameters named 'file', 'filename', 'action', or similar that control 'view' or 'del' operations.Affected if The code accepts base64-encoded file paths in request parameters
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Test view action without authenticationSend a crafted request to the application with a base64-encoded arbitrary file path (such as /etc/passwd) using the 'view' action parameter, without providing any authentication credentials. Observe if the file contents are returned.Affected if Arbitrary files can be read without authentication
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Test delete action without authenticationSend a crafted request with a base64-encoded target file path using the 'del' action parameter, without any authentication. Verify if arbitrary file deletion is possible.Affected if Arbitrary files can be deleted without authentication
If the File Upload Manager is present and unauthenticated users can read or delete arbitrary files via base64-encoded parameters, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 dataImplement proper authentication verification and authorization checks before allowing any file view or delete operations. Additionally, validate that users can only access files within permitted directories and add explicit permission validation for each file operation.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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