Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in richedit/keyboard.php in eCardMAX HotEditor (Hot Editor) 4.0, and the HotEditor plugin for MyBB, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the first 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
- eCardMAX HotEditor 4.0 - 'Keyboard.php' Local File Inclusion EDB-29827 · webapps · Apr 9, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2007-1315 vdb-entry
- 23377 vdb-entry
- 24825 third-party-advisory
- 34776 vdb-entry
- http://www.expw0rm.com/hot-editor-v40-local-file-inclusion_no113.html
- 20070409 Mybb Hot Editor Plugin Local File Inclusion mailing-list
- http://www.expw0rm.com/mybb-hot-editor-plugin-local-file-inclusion_no114.html
- 20070409 Hot Editor v4.0 Local File Inclusion mailing-list
- hoteditor-keyboard-file-include(33521) vdb-entry
- 2533 third-party-advisory