Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in core/editor.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the editor_insert_bottom 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
- PHPWebThings 1.5.2 - 'editor.php' Remote File Inclusion EDB-2811 · webapps · Nov 18, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2811 exploit
- 20070607 phpWebThings ==>1.5.2 RFI mailing-list
- phpwebthings-editor-file-include(30401) vdb-entry
- 21178 vdb-entry
- 23001 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-4596 vdb-entry