CVE-2024-0465
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 vulnerability classified as problematic was found in code-projects Employee Profile Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file download.php. The manipulation of the argument download_file leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-250570 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
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 path traversal vulnerability in download.php of Employee Profile Management System 1.0 allows attackers to manipulate the download_file parameter with '../' sequences to access arbitrary files outside the web root directory.
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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= 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Confirm Employee Profile Management System installationLocate the web application directory and identify if 'download.php' exists in the application root or a public-facing directory.Affected if The application is installed and download.php is present
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Verify download.php contains download_file parameterOpen download.php in a text editor and search for 'download_file' or '$_GET'/'$_REQUEST' references that handle file downloads.Affected if The file contains a download_file parameter handler without input validation
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Check for directory traversal validation in download.phpInspect the code around the download_file parameter for presence of '../' pattern filtering, basename() usage, or allowlist validation.Affected if No traversal sequence filtering or allowlist validation is found in the code
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Test if application responds to the download endpointAccess the download.php endpoint via HTTP (e.g., GET /download.php?download_file=test) and observe if the application returns file contents.Affected if The download functionality is active and accessible without authentication barriers
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Compare installed version to affected rangeCheck the application's version identifier in source files, README, or admin panel.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0
The environment is affected if Employee Profile Management System version 1.0 is installed, download.php is accessible, and the download_file parameter lacks validation against directory traversal sequences.
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 download_file parameter to reject directory traversal sequences ('../') and use a file allowlist approach to ensure only permitted files can be accessed.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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