Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in help/index.php in X7 Chat 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help_file parameter.
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
- X7 Chat 2.0 - 'help_file' Remote Command Execution EDB-1738 · webapps · May 2, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 17777 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1608 vdb-entry
- 20060502 X7 Chat <=2.0 remote commands execution mailing-list
- 1738 exploit
- x7chat-index-file-include(26218) vdb-entry
- 19886 third-party-advisory
- 829 third-party-advisory
- 25149 vdb-entry