Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in buildManPage in class.manpagelookup.php for PHP Man Page Lookup 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the command parameter ($cmd variable) to index.php.
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
- Andy's PHP Projects Man Page Lookup Script - Information Disclosure EDB-23536 · webapps · Jan 10, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1008689 vdb-entry
- 20040110 PHP Manpage lookup directory transversal / file disclosing mailing-list
- manpagelookup-directory-traversal(14203) vdb-entry
- 9395 vdb-entry