Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the cai: URI handler in rcplauncher in IBM Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop 6.1.1 and 6.1.2, as used by Lotus Symphony and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a -launcher option via a cai: URI, as demonstrated by a reference to a UNC share pathname.
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
- IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1 - URI Handler Command Execution EDB-31706 · remote · Apr 24, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 28926 vdb-entry
- 1019952 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1394 vdb-entry
- 20080424 Lotus expeditor rcplauncher uri handler vulnerability mailing-list
- 1019951 vdb-entry
- ibm-lotussymphony-rcplauncher-code-execution(41990) vdb-entry
- 29958 third-party-advisory
- http://thomas.pollet.googlepages.com/lotusexpeditorurihandlervulnerability
- 20080425 Lotus expeditor rcplauncher uri handler vulnerability mailing-list
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303813