Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as site_admin to admin panel
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DeliveryAbuse backup file-path sanitizer bypass
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ExploitRead config/db.php for DB credentials
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ExecutionDelete config/db.php to trigger install mode
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ImpactReinstall and take over site
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Requires an authenticated Vvveb admin-panel account that holds backup access - default role site_admin or higher - per the vendor description; this is the primary limiting factor and matches the CVSS PR:H metric. The flaw resides in the central path sanitizer used by the backup/file functionality, so exploitation depends on access to that feature rather than on any non-default configuration. No user interaction is needed (UI:N). Affected versions are all releases prior to 1.0.8.6; the fix ('Added recursive filtering sanitizeFileName()') landed in 1.0.8.6, so unpatched instances below that version are exposed. Exploitation is further bounded by the obscurity and low deployment footprint of the product. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-severity flaw but not a mass-exploitation priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, base 7.2) confirms network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation with full C/I/A impact, but the PR:H requirement is the dominant limiting factor: the attacker must already hold an authenticated admin-panel account with backup access (default role site_admin or higher). No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation-probability cannot be quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code referenced - status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' There is no SSVC decision data in the input. The signals are internally consistent (high privilege barrier, high technical impact), so this reads as a post-authentication privilege-abuse/path-traversal issue affecting a niche CMS rather than a widespread drive-by threat; prioritize patching where Vvveb is internet-exposed and admin accounts may be shared or weakly protected. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated site_admin (or higher) in the Vvveb admin panel abuses the backup/file feature, whose flawed central path sanitizer fails to constrain traversal, to read config/db.php and recover the database credentials, then reads host files such as /etc/passwd. The attacker then deletes config/db.php to force the site back into install mode, enabling a full takeover. No public exploit code is referenced in the input, and exploitation requires a valid high-privilege account. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026
Authenticated path traversal in Vvveb CMS prior to version 1.0.8.6 allows an admin-panel user with backup access (default role site_admin or higher) to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, enabling database credential theft from config/db.php, disclosure of host files such as /etc/passwd, and site takeover by deleting the database configuration to force the installer back into setup mode. The vulnerability sits in the central path sanitizer used by the backup/file functionality and is reachable only with the high privilege level reflected in its CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H); no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. The vendor released a patch in 1.0.8.6 that adds recursive filtering to sanitizeFileName(), so unpatched instances below that version remain exposed.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Vvveb CMS 1.0.8.6 or later, which is the vendor-released patch that adds recursive filtering to sanitizeFileName() and closes the traversal vector; see the security advisory at https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-327v-4f9p-5qxq and the release notes at https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/releases/tag/1.0.8.6. If immediate upgrade is not possible, compensate by restricting backup access to the smallest possible set of trusted accounts and auditing/removing unnecessary site_admin or higher roles, since exploitation requires those privileges-this reduces exposure but does not fix the underlying sanitizer flaw and leaves any remaining privileged account able to exploit it. Additionally, constrain filesystem permissions so the web-server user cannot write to or delete files under config/ (a trade-off is that some legitimate maintenance tasks may then require manual intervention), and rotate database credentials stored in config/db.php if unauthorized file reads are suspected. Detection measures worth adopting include monitoring for unexpected reads or deletions of config/db.php and for installer-mode reactivation, and correlating those events with backup-feature access; these are detective rather than preventive controls and should be paired with the upgrade.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a path traversal (CWE-22) in Vvveb's shared filename/path sanitizer, which did not recursively strip traversal sequences before passing user-supplied names to filesystem operations in the backup feature. Because the sanitizer is 'central,' the single weakness affects multiple backup-related read and delete actions rather than one isolated endpoint. An authenticated admin with backup access can supply crafted names containing sequences such as ../ to escape the intended backup directory, reading sensitive files like config/db.php (yielding database credentials) or host files like /etc/passwd, and deleting config/db.php so the CMS falls back to its installation routine for a full takeover. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:givanz:vvveb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Vvveb releases before 1.0.8.6; the fix landed in the 1.0.8.6 release as the commit 'Added recursive filtering sanitizeFileName(' (8c062a047a66d6f04307f8d0e37c34f709a201a9), one of several fixes credited to reporter EvidentObscurity in that release. The required admin-panel role (site_admin or higher) is the primary limiting factor and corresponds directly to the PR:H metric; no non-default configuration is needed beyond having that privileged backup access, and no user interaction is required (UI:N).
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation requires a high-privilege site_admin backup account (PR:H) over the network admin panel (AV:N, AC:L, UI:N); arbitrary file read/delete yields full C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Vvveb is a powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores. Prior to version 1.0.8.6, a flawed central path sanitizer lets an authenticated admin-panel user who holds backup access (default role site_admin or higher) read and delete arbitrary files on a server. An attacker can recover database credentials from config/db.php, read host files such as /etc/passwd, and delete config/db.php to push a site back into install mode for a full takeover. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.8.6.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-22.
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Executive ViewAI
Vvveb CMS deployments running versions below 1.0.8.6 are exposed to a high-severity path traversal flaw that lets a privileged admin-panel user with backup rights read and delete arbitrary files on the web server, including database credentials in config/db.php and host files such as /etc/passwd. Successful abuse can escalate to full site takeover by removing the database configuration and forcing the installer back into setup mode, creating data exposure and service availability risk. Exploitation requires an existing authenticated account at site_admin level or higher, so the practical exposure is concentrated in trusted or over-provisioned accounts rather than anonymous internet traffic.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-91037
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