CVE-2025-3021
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 · uneditedPath Traversal vulnerability in e-solutions e-management. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to access confidential files outside the expected scope via the ‘file’ parameter in the /downloadReport.php endpoint.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability exists in e-solutions e-management software. The /downloadReport.php endpoint accepts a 'file' parameter that does not properly sanitize path traversal sequences (such as ../), allowing attackers to access files outside the intended directory and potentially read sensitive system files.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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 e-management software is installedIdentify any web applications from e-solutions running on your servers. Check web server configuration files (e.g., Apache vhosts, Nginx configs) or application directories for e-management software components.Affected if e-solutions e-management software is present on the system
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Locate the downloadReport.php endpointSearch web application directories for the file downloadReport.php. Check if it is accessible via web requests by accessing the /downloadReport.php path on your web server.Affected if The downloadReport.php file exists and is web-accessible
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Verify the file parameter accepts user inputSend a GET request to /downloadReport.php with a 'file' parameter (e.g., ?file=test.txt) and observe if the application processes it. Review the source code of downloadReport.php to confirm the 'file' parameter is used.Affected if The 'file' parameter is processed by the endpoint without being removed or ignored
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Test for path traversal vulnerabilitySend a crafted request with path traversal sequences such as /downloadReport.php?file=../somefile or /downloadReport.php?file=../../../../etc/passwd (adjust path depth based on the expected directory). Check if the application returns file contents from outside the intended directory.Affected if The application returns files from directories outside the intended report download folder, confirming path traversal is not sanitized
Your environment is affected if e-management software with the vulnerable downloadReport.php endpoint is installed and the file parameter accepts unsanitized path traversal sequences, allowing arbitrary file read.
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 file parameter to reject path traversal characters, use realpath() to canonicalize and verify the resolved path stays within an allowed directory, and enforce proper access controls on file operations.
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