Description
highlight.php in (1) RUNCMS 1.1A, (2) CIAMOS 0.9.2 RC1, (3) e-Xoops 1.05 Rev3, and possibly other products based on e-Xoops (exoops), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary PHP files by specifying the pathname in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading database configuration information from mainfile.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
- RunCMS 1.1 - Database Configuration Information Disclosure EDB-25237 · webapps · Mar 18, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1013485 vdb-entry
- 20050319 Ciamos Highlight.php Security Hole(IHS) mailing-list
- 14890 vdb-entry
- http://www.ihsteam.com/download/advisory/Exoops%20highlight%20hole.txt
- 12848 vdb-entry
- 14648 third-party-advisory
- 20050318 runcms highlight.php hole mailing-list
- http://www.ihsteam.com/download/sections/runcms%20advisory%20-%20eng.pdf
- ciamos-file-information-disclosure(19754) vdb-entry
- 14641 third-party-advisory