ProjectsendApplication

CVE-2016-10734

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-10-29
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
ProjectSend (formerly cFTP) r582 allows Insecure Direct Object Reference via includes/actions.log.export.php.

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 confidence

ProjectSend r582 contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in includes/actions.log.export.php that allows unauthorized access to export log files without proper authorization checks.

MitigationImplement proper authorization validation in the log export functionality to ensure users can only access logs they are explicitly authorized to view. Consider adding session validation and role-based access controls.

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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
ProjectsendApplication
Affected:= 582

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate ProjectSend installation
    Find the ProjectSend web application directory on the server. Common paths include /var/www/html/, /home/*/public_html/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ on Windows. Look for directories containing ProjectSend files such as index.php or configuration files.
    Affected if ProjectSend is installed and the installation directory can be identified
  2. Check for vulnerable file
    Inspect the includes/actions.log.export.php file within the ProjectSend installation directory. Verify whether this file exists on the filesystem.
    Affected if The file includes/actions.log.export.php exists in the installation
  3. Verify installed version
    Open the version.php, changelog.txt, or any version identification file within the ProjectSend installation. Compare the version number to the affected release r582.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly r582
  4. Confirm log export functionality is accessible
    Attempt to access the includes/actions.log.export.php file directly via HTTP request, or inspect the file to determine if it processes log export requests without performing authorization validation on the requesting user.
    Affected if The log export file can be accessed and processes requests without proper authorization checks

A user is affected if ProjectSend version r582 is installed and the includes/actions.log.export.php file exists and is accessible without authorization validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization validation in the log export functionality to ensure users can only access logs they are explicitly authorized to view. Consider adding session validation and role-based access controls.

Fix this in Projectsend Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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