Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in website.php in openEngine 1.8 Beta 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template 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
- openEngine 1.7/1.8 - Template Unauthorized Access EDB-27823 · webapps · May 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- openengine-website-file-include(26345) vdb-entry
- 20047 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-1728 vdb-entry
- 20060507 OpenEngine (PHP CMS) mailing-list
- 25359 vdb-entry
- 17871 vdb-entry