Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege account
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ExploitSend crafted request to /index.php
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ExecutionManipulate path/file parameter for file read
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ImpactDisclose sensitive server file contents
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated session with at least low-level privileges (PR:L) on the WMCMS 4.446.1257 web application; the attacker then supplies a malicious value in the path/file argument of /index.php to traverse to and read unintended files. Limiting factors: the attacker must first obtain valid low-privileged credentials (no unauthenticated access per the CVSS vector), and impact is confined to information disclosure - no write, code-execution, or availability effect. The flaw is reachable over the network against a standard deployment with no special non-default configuration indicated in the description. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-risk, low-priority issue in practice. The CVSS 4.0 base vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity attack requiring low-level authentication (PR:L) with limited confidentiality impact (VC:L) and no integrity or availability impact. The exploit maturity is marked E:P (proof-of-concept), consistent with the publicly available exploit code on GitHub, so publicly available exploit code exists but there is no public exploit confirmed as weaponized. No CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score were provided in the input, so there is no signal of active or widespread exploitation - absence of these should not be read as either high or low exploitation likelihood, only as missing data. A notable conflict: the vendor/VulDB rated confidentiality as Low (VC:L), yet the public exploit and its GitHub title describe an *arbitrary file read* primitive, which typically enables reading sensitive files (configuration, credentials) and would justify a High confidentiality rating - verify the true read scope against the PoC before finalizing severity. The authentication requirement (PR:L) is the main factor limiting real-world risk: an attacker needs at least a low-privileged account, making this less attractive than an unauthenticated flaw. Net assessment: a genuine but second-tier vulnerability, not an emergency, absent any KEV/EPSS evidence of in-the-wild use. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds a low-privileged account on a WMCMS 4.446.1257 instance sends a crafted HTTP request to /index.php, manipulating the path/file argument to point at files outside the intended scope. Because public proof-of-concept exploit code is available on GitHub, the attacker can read server-side files such as configuration or source containing secrets, enabling further disclosure. Low attack complexity and network reachability make the request trivial to replay once authenticated. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026
Authenticated path traversal in WMCMS 4.446.1257 lets any user holding a low-privileged account read files outside the intended web directory by manipulating the path/file argument of /index.php, exposing source code, configuration, and credential material on the host. The flaw is network-reachable with no user interaction, and publicly available exploit code exists - a GitHub proof-of-concept repository dedicated to this exact build - so unpatched instances with weak, default, or shared credentials are the realistic targets. Impact is bounded to confidentiality (no write, no code execution, no availability effect), and our independent assessment rates this a moderate-risk, low-priority issue in practice because a valid session is a prerequisite.
RemediationAI
At time of analysis no vendor-released patch for WMCMS 4.446.1257 has been identified; the only public sources are the VulDB entry (https://vuldb.com/vuln/416588) and the proof-of-concept repository (https://github.com/ants01/WMCMSV4.446.1257-There-is-an-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability), neither of which publishes a fixed version, so remediation must be compensatory for now. Treat the path/file argument as hostile input at the edge: add a WAF or reverse-proxy rule that rejects requests to /index.php whose path/file value contains traversal sequences or absolute paths (../, encoded variants such as ..%2f or double-encoded %252e%252e, and leading slashes), accepting the trade-offs that regex-based filtering is bypassable with novel encodings and can break legitimate nested template or asset references, so pair it with request logging and alerting on 200 responses to /index.php carrying path parameters rather than relying on it alone. Shrink the blast radius by running the PHP worker under a dedicated low-privileged OS account and by relocating configuration files, database credential files, and backups outside the web root or restricting their permissions so the web user cannot read them, testing in staging first because plugins and admin features may depend on those files being accessible. Because exploitation requires only low-privileged credentials, credential hygiene is the highest-leverage control: rotate default and weak passwords, disable dormant and shared accounts, and move the authenticated CMS surface behind a management VPN or IP allowlist, at the cost of reduced remote convenience for legitimate editors. If the deployment does not use the dynamic path/file handling exposed by /index.php, removing or routing around that dispatcher eliminates the attack path entirely, with the obvious trade-off of losing whatever functionality depends on it.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This is an information-disclosure weakness (CWE-200) rooted in unsanitized path handling rather than an injection or memory-safety bug: the PHP-based WMCMS front controller at /index.php takes a caller-supplied path/file argument and passes it toward a file-read operation without canonicalizing or allowlisting the resolved path, so traversal sequences such as ../ escape the intended directory and the application returns any file the web server process can read. The exploitation primitive is strictly read-only, which is why the integrity and availability sub-scores remain unaffected. Both the CNA's CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N, with E:P marking confirmed proof-of-concept code) and our independent CVSS 3.1 assessment (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) agree on the prerequisites - network reachability, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and, because PR:L is present in the vector, an authenticated session with at least low privileges that must be obtained before traversal is attempted. The two vectors diverge on confidentiality (VC:L versus C:H), and that gap is operationally meaningful: the real blast radius equals whatever the web process can read, which on a typical PHP CMS deployment includes configuration and credential files whose disclosure can be chained into database access, while a hardened host with tightly scoped file permissions limits the leak to templates and content. The CPE record (cpe:2.3:a:n/a:wmcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) uses a wildcard version and an unregistered vendor field, so no vendor-confirmed fixed build or bounded vulnerable range is available for cross-checking, and the always-wildcard version means the vulnerability is treated as applying to every release the identifier covers.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Network-reachable, low-complexity, authenticated (PR:L) arbitrary file read warrants C:H since arbitrary reads expose sensitive files; no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in WMCMS 4.446.1257. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /index.php. This manipulation of the argument path/file causes information disclosure. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-97284
GHSA-rm82-qc74-7g6j
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
Exploit-DB