CVE-2010-3606
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 · uneditedMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AGENTS/index.php in NetArt MEDIA Real Estate Portal 2.0 allow remote emote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) folder and (2) action parameters.
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 confidenceNetArt MEDIA Real Estate Portal 2.0 contains directory traversal vulnerabilities in AGENTS/index.php where the folder and action parameters accept directory traversal sequences (such as ../) allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files on the web server.
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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 data= 2.0CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/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 NetArt MEDIA Real Estate Portal is installedLocate the web application files on the server. Common paths include /var/www/html/, /www/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\. Look for directories named 'realestate' or 'RealEstatePortal' containing PHP files.Affected if The application files are found on the server
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Verify the installed version is 2.0Search for version indicators within the application files. Check README.txt, version.php, or the main index.php for a version string. Also check the database configuration file for any version references.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.0
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Confirm AGENTS/index.php exists and is accessibleCheck for the presence of AGENTS/index.php within the web application directory. Verify the file contains code that processes 'folder' and 'action' parameters.Affected if The file AGENTS/index.php exists and handles folder/action parameters
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Test if the application is reachable over HTTPAccess the AGENTS/index.php endpoint via a web browser or curl command. For example: http://target/AGENTS/index.phpAffected if The vulnerable script is accessible via HTTP and accepts user input
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Check if directory traversal input is acceptedInspect the source code of AGENTS/index.php to see if the folder and action parameters are used in file inclusion operations (such as include(), require(), or similar functions) without proper sanitization of ../ sequences.Affected if The parameters accept directory traversal sequences without validation
If NetArt MEDIA Real Estate Portal version 2.0 is installed with AGENTS/index.php accessible and accepting unvalidated folder/action parameters, the environment is affected by CVE-2010-3606.
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 strict input validation on the folder and action parameters to reject directory traversal sequences. Use allowlist validation for permitted values and normalize/validate all file paths before use.
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