Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in scarnews.inc.php in ScarNews 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn_admin_dir 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
- ScarNews 1.2.1 - 'sn_admin_dir' Local File Inclusion EDB-3687 · webapps · Apr 8, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23375 vdb-entry
- 24796 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-1304 vdb-entry
- 3687 exploit
- scarnews-scarnewsinc-file-include(33492) vdb-entry