Description
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 10.x, allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via (1) the userlanguage parameter to includes/load_language.php or (2) the fantasticopath parameter to includes/mysqlconfig.php and certain other files.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- cPanel 10.9.x - 'Fantastico' Local File Inclusion EDB-3459 · webapps · Mar 11, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20070311 Fantastico In all Version Cpanel 10.x <= local File Include mailing-list
- 35036 vdb-entry
- 2420 third-party-advisory
- 35037 vdb-entry