Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Flatnuke 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and null byte (%00) in the id parameter of the read module.
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
- Flatnuke 2.5.6 - Privilege Escalation / Remote Command Execution EDB-1367 · webapps · Dec 10, 2005 · verified
- Flatnuke 2.5.5 - Remote Code Execution EDB-1140 · webapps · Aug 8, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20051210 Flatnuke 2.5.6 privilege escalation / remote commands execution exploit mailing-list
- 15796 vdb-entry
- 1015339 vdb-entry