Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin.php3 in PHPMyChat 0.14.5 allow remote attackers with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) sheet and (2) What parameters.
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
- phpHeaven phpMyChat 0.14.5 - 'admin.php3' Arbitrary File Access EDB-24217 · webapps · Jun 15, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 11894 third-party-advisory
- 10556 vdb-entry
- 20040422 phpMyChat 0.14.5 mailing-list
- 1010515 vdb-entry
- 7150 vdb-entry