Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in DreamCost HostAdmin allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the $path variable, which is not initialized before use.
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
- Dreamcost HostAdmin 3.0 - 'index.php' Remote File Inclusion EDB-27238 · webapps · Feb 16, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2006-0618 vdb-entry
- 16682 vdb-entry
- 1016273 vdb-entry
- 20060215 HostAdmin - Remote Command Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- 23241 vdb-entry
- 20081007 HostAdmin 3.* Remote File Include Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- hostadmin-path-file-include(24723) vdb-entry
- 20060605 [MajorSecurity #9]HostAdmin <= 3.1 - Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- 18901 third-party-advisory
- http://www.xorcrew.net/xpa/XPA-HostAdmin.txt
- 20081007 Re: HostAdmin 3.* Remote File Include Vulnerabilities mailing-list