Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25099 is a path traversal issue in Arthmoor QSF-Portal’s index.php. A user with required access could manipulate the a argument and potentially reach files or application paths that should be restricted. The supplied sources identify a patch but do not provide affected version ranges.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for environments that still run QSF-Portal or expose it broadly. The business urgency is moderate because exploitation requires some access and proximity, but path traversal can affect confidentiality and integrity. The main uncertainty is incomplete version data.
Technical view
The vulnerability is mapped to CWE-22 and affects the a parameter in index.php. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with adjacent-network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The source bundle identifies commit ea4f61e23ecb83247d174bc2e2cbab521c751a7d as the patch.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running Arthmoor QSF-Portal, especially deployments reachable by adjacent network users with login-level access. Affected versions are not specified in the sources, so teams must compare their deployed code against the referenced patch or vendor repository state.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. VulDB classifies the issue as critical in its description, while the supplied CVSS score is medium. The available evidence supports treating this as a real but access-limited path traversal risk.
Researcher notes
The public data is sparse: unknown affected versions, no CPEs, and no exploit evidence in the supplied bundle. Treat the GitHub commit as the strongest remediation reference. Further analysis should focus on diff review, deployed version mapping, and whether local QSF-Portal forks include the patched parameter handling.
Mitigation direction
- Apply or incorporate the referenced Arthmoor QSF-Portal patch commit.
- Inventory any QSF-Portal deployments and confirm whether index.php is present.
- If patching is delayed, follow vendor guidance and reduce access to trusted users.
- Monitor vendor and CVE sources for clarified affected versions or release notes.
Validation and detection
- Compare deployed QSF-Portal code with commit ea4f61e23ecb83247d174bc2e2cbab521c751a7d.
- Confirm the index.php a parameter handling matches the patched logic.
- Review application logs for unusual index.php requests involving path-like input.
- Verify access controls limit QSF-Portal use to expected authenticated users.
Public sources used
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217558CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217558CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/Arthmoor/QSF-Portal/commit/ea4f61e23ecb83247d174bc2e2cbab521c751a7dCVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.