Description
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
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
- XOOPS 2.0.13.2 - 'xoopsOption[nocommon]' Remote Command Execution EDB-1811 · webapps · May 21, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060521 XOOPS <= 2.0.13.2 'xoopsOption[nocommon]' exploit mailing-list
- 25683 vdb-entry
- 20176 third-party-advisory
- 18061 vdb-entry
- 1811 exploit
- ADV-2006-1895 vdb-entry
- 934 third-party-advisory