Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang 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
- XOOPS 2.0.18 - Local File Inclusion / URL Redirecting EDB-5057 · webapps · Feb 4, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3614 third-party-advisory
- 20080204 [DSECRG-08-009] xoops 2.0.18 Local File Include mailing-list
- 27622 vdb-entry
- 5057 exploit
- http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops?view=rev&revision=1283
- http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops/XoopsCore/branches/2.0.x/2.0.18.1/docs/changelog.txt?r1=1283&r2=1282&pathrev=1283