Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Php-Nuke 6.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the modpath parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
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
- PHP-Nuke 6.x/7.x - 'Modpath' File Inclusion EDB-24127 · webapps · May 17, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.waraxe.us/index.php?modname=sa&id=29
- 6222 vdb-entry
- 20040517 [waraxe-2004-SA#029 - Possible remote file inclusion in PhpNuke 6.x - 7.3] mailing-list
- phpnuke-modpath-file-include(16218) vdb-entry
- 11625 third-party-advisory
- 20040517 [waraxe-2004-SA#029 - Possible remote file inclusion in PhpNuke 6.x - 7.3] mailing-list
- 10365 vdb-entry