Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach internet-facing PMWeb downloader.aspx
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DeliveryInject traversal sequence in FullFileName/FileName
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ExploitBypass download directory boundary
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ExecutionRead arbitrary server files
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ImpactExfiltrate config/secrets (web.config, connection strings)
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a reachable PMWeb instance (7.x, 8.x, or 2025.x) exposing the downloader.aspx endpoint over the network; the attacker supplies traversal sequences in the FullFileName or FileName request argument. Per the CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L/AT:N) no authentication, user interaction, or non-default configuration is required against a default deployment - the download handler itself is the vulnerable surface. Practical limits: PMWeb is deployed in specific construction/capital-program organizations rather than broadly, instances are frequently internal or access-restricted, and read scope may be constrained by the application's file-handling and web-server account permissions; no patch exists, so mitigation depends on WAF/traversal filtering or restricting exposure. |
| Impact | Signals are mixed-but-coherent for a low-to-moderate targeted risk. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes an easy, remote, unauthenticated path traversal, and the E:P (Proof-of-Concept) exploit-maturity plus the description's explicit 'exploit has been made available to the public' confirm public exploit code exists - but this is NOT active-exploitation evidence. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score in the input, so exploitation is best characterized as opportunistic/targeted rather than mass-scanned. The vendor scored impact very conservatively as VC:L only (I:N/A:N, no scope change), yielding 6.9; that is likely understated for a file downloader that manipulates FullFileName/FileName, since arbitrary file read of application config (connection strings, secrets) or system files typically warrants C:H. The single most important caveat: this is a VulDB-only advisory with an unresponsive vendor, so affected version boundaries within 7.x/8.x/2025.x, the exact reachable file scope, and any authentication gating are unverified. Net: a real but modest priority - patchless, publicly-exploitable, unauthenticated, but confined to a niche construction-management product. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted request to downloader.aspx with a manipulated FullFileName or FileName argument containing directory-traversal sequences (e.g. ..\..\web.config) to read files outside the intended download directory. Public exploit code is available (VulDB E:P), lowering the skill bar, and successful reads of web.config or credential files can expose database connection strings and secrets enabling deeper compromise. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 28, 2026
Path traversal in PMWeb 7.x, 8.x, and 2025.x lets unauthenticated remote attackers read files from the server filesystem by supplying traversal sequences in the FullFileName or FileName argument of downloader.aspx. The issue is rated CVSS v4.0 6.9 and independently assessed as CVSS v3.1 6.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), i.e. a network-reachable, no-authentication, read-only file disclosure with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. Publicly available exploit code exists, but there is no confirmation of active exploitation (not in CISA KEV), and the vendor did not respond to the disclosure; practical risk is tempered by PMWeb's niche deployment in construction and capital-program organizations and the frequent internal or access-restricted placement of those instances.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis: the vendor was contacted prior to disclosure but did not respond, so no fixed PMWeb version can be cited and no upgrade path is currently available. Until a patch exists, the highest-value control is to remove the vulnerable surface from untrusted networks: restrict access to PMWeb (and specifically downloader.aspx) to trusted networks, VPN, or an allowlist of source IPs, since the flaw requires only a reachable instance and no authentication. Where the product must remain internet- or broadly reachable, deploy WAF or reverse-proxy rules that reject or normalize traversal payloads on the FullFileName and FileName parameters, covering raw and encoded forms such as ../, ..\, %2e%2e%2f, and double-encoded variants; the trade-off is that over-broad filtering can break legitimate document downloads that contain dots or slashes in filenames. If the download functionality is not business-critical, disable or block downloader.aspx entirely, accepting the loss of that feature. Additionally, run the PMWeb application pool under a least-privilege service account and confine it to the minimum filesystem paths it needs, which does not prevent traversal but limits which files can be read if it succeeds, and monitor web logs for traversal strings in downloader.aspx requests to detect exploitation attempts; no upstream fix or GitHub commit is referenced in the available intelligence to offer an interim code-level mitigation.
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The vulnerability is a classic CWE-22 path traversal in a web-accessible download handler. PMWeb exposes downloader.aspx, which accepts a client-supplied file identifier through the FullFileName and FileName arguments and uses it to construct a server-side path for retrieving a document; because the value is not canonicalized or restricted to an intended document root, an attacker can inject sequences such as ../ (or their encoded equivalents) to escape that root and read arbitrary files reachable by the web server's application-pool identity. The CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:n/a:pmweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms PMWeb as the affected product but leaves the vendor unnamed and the version unbounded, matching the advisory's statement that 7.x, 8.x, and 2025.x releases are affected. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) indicates the download endpoint is reachable over the network with no authentication, no user interaction, and no non-default configuration, so the download handler itself is the vulnerable surface; the low VC rating in that vector reflects the assumption that readable scope is bounded by the file-handling logic and the privileges of the web-server account, whereas the independent assessment treats the worst-case disclosure of sensitive configuration or credential files as high confidentiality impact.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remote unauthenticated path traversal in a file downloader enables arbitrary file read (C:H), with no integrity or availability impact; scope unchanged as it stays within the app's OS context.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in PMWeb 7.x/8.x/2025.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file downloader.aspx. This manipulation of the argument FullFileName/FileName causes path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PMWeb 7.2.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this v
A vulnerability has been found in PMWeb 7.2.00 and classified as problematic. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vul
Information disclosure in PMWeb v7.x, v8.x, and v2025.x allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to extract sensitive d
EUVD-2026-88375
GHSA-fj94-7v35-7fgh
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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VulDB
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