Description
X-Cart 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the perl_binary argument in (1) upgrade.php or (2) general.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 2
- Qualiteam X-Cart 3.x - 'general.php?perl_binary' Arbitrary Command Execution EDB-23636 · webapps · Feb 3, 2004 · verified
- Qualiteam X-Cart 3.x - 'upgrade.php?perl_binary' Arbitrary Command Execution EDB-23637 · webapps · Feb 3, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- xcart-perlbinary-execute-commands(15034) vdb-entry
- 20040203 X-Cart vulnerability mailing-list
- 9560 vdb-entry