Description
prepend.php3 in PHPLib before 7.2d, when register_globals is enabled for PHP, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via an HTTP request that modifies $_PHPLIB[libdir] to point to malicious code on another server, as seen in Horde 1.2.5 and earlier, IMP before 2.2.6, and other packages that use PHPLib.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHPLib Team PHPLIB 7.2 - Remote Script Execution EDB-21022 · webapps · Jul 21, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- CLA-2001:410 vendor-advisory
- DSA-073 vendor-advisory
- 20010721 IMP 2.2.6 (SECURITY) released mailing-list
- phplib-script-execution(6892) vdb-entry
- 20010722 [SEC] Hole in PHPLib 7.2 prepend.php3 mailing-list
- 20010726 TSLSA-2001-0014 - PHPLib mailing-list
- 3079 vdb-entry