Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the GEDCOM configuration script for phpGedView 2.65.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains a malicious theme.php script.
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
- PHPGedView 2.x - '[GED_File]_conf.php' Remote File Inclusion EDB-23617 · webapps · Jan 30, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040129 PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilities in phpGedView 2.65.1 and prior mailing-list
- 10753 third-party-advisory
- phpgedview-gedfilconf-file-include(14987) vdb-entry
- 9531 vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=141517
- 3769 vdb-entry