CVE-2024-44016
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in amarksteadman Podiant podiant allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Podiant: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 Podiant allows attackers to manipulate file paths using '../' sequences to access files outside the intended directory. Combined with PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI), this can enable reading sensitive files or potentially remote code execution depending on server configuration.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Podiant is installedSearch for Podiant installation directories or check web server document roots for Podiant-related files (look for 'podiant' directory name or podiant-specific PHP files)Affected if Podiant software is present on the system
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Verify PHP is being usedCheck the application for PHP file extensions (.php) and examine the web server configuration for PHP handler mappingsAffected if The application runs on PHP and uses .php file extensions for its components
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Check for file inclusion functionalitySearch the codebase for PHP include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that accept user-controlled input (look for parameters that might accept filenames or paths)Affected if The application contains file inclusion code that accepts dynamic input without strict validation
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Look for path traversal vulnerable endpointsReview application routes, parameters, and controllers for file-serving functionality that might accept file path arguments; grep for patterns like '?file=', '?page=', '?path=' in the source codeAffected if The application exposes endpoints that accept file path parameters without proper sanitization
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Inspect input validation logicExamine the code handling file-related requests for presence of '../' sequence filtering or realpath() validation; check if allowlist-based validation is implementedAffected if Input validation is missing or insufficient, allowing '../' sequences to pass through
A system is affected if Podiant is installed, runs on PHP, exposes file inclusion endpoints that accept dynamic path input without filtering '../' sequences or validating paths against allowed directories.
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 to block path traversal sequences ('../') and use allowlist-based file inclusion with realpath() validation to ensure requested files fall within permitted directories.
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