CVE-2020-10579
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 · uneditedA directory traversal on the /admin/sysmon.php script of Invigo Automatic Device Management (ADM) through 5.0 allows remote attackers to list the content of arbitrary server directories accessible to the user running the application.
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 confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability in /admin/sysmon.php of Invigo Automatic Device Management (ADM) through version 5.0 allows remote attackers to access directory listings of arbitrary server paths accessible to the web server process user, by manipulating path parameters with traversal sequences (e.g., ../../).
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<= 5.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify Invigo ADM installation and versionCheck if Invigo Automatic Device Management is installed and determine the installed version by examining application files, headers, or administrative interfaces. Compare against the affected range: <= 5.0Affected if Installed version is 5.0 or lower, or version cannot be determined but the product is present
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Confirm sysmon.php exists in /admin/Locate the file sysmon.php within the /admin/ directory of the web application root. This is the vulnerable component.Affected if The file /admin/sysmon.php exists in the web application directory
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Identify web server user filesystem accessDetermine which user the web server process runs as, and check what directories that user has read access to on the systemAffected if The web server user has access to sensitive directories beyond the web root
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Test path parameter for traversal vulnerabilitySend an HTTP request to /admin/sysmon.php with a manipulated path parameter containing traversal sequences such as ../../ or ../../../../etc, observing whether directory listings are returned or file contents are exposedAffected if The path parameter accepts and processes ../ sequences and returns directory listings or file contents outside the intended directory
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Check if directory listing feature is enabledExamine the sysmon.php source code or behavior to confirm that it returns directory listings when given a valid path, making traversal meaningfulAffected if The script returns directory index/listing output for provided paths
A defender is affected if Invigo ADM version 5.0 or lower is installed, the /admin/sysmon.php file exists, and the path parameter in that script accepts directory traversal sequences to list arbitrary directories accessible to the web server user.
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 and path normalization in sysmon.php to restrict file path parameters to whitelisted directories and prevent traversal sequences; also ensure the web server runs with minimal filesystem privileges.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2020-10579 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.
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- 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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