Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php for FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the (1) user parameter in a profile operation or (2) quale parameter in a newtopic operation.
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
- FlatNuke 2.5.x - 'index.php' Multiple Remote File Inclusions EDB-26384 · webapps · Oct 22, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20051022 File Including In FLAT NUKE mailing-list
- ADV-2005-2178 vdb-entry
- 15172 vdb-entry
- 20245 vdb-entry
- 17291 third-party-advisory