Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in highlight.php in bcoos 1.0.9 through 1.0.13 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) .. (dot dot) or (2) C: folder sequences in the file 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
- bcoos 1.0.13 - 'file' Local File Inclusion EDB-31806 · webapps · May 19, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2008/05/bcoos-highlightphp-traversal-file.html
- 29275 vdb-entry
- 30035 third-party-advisory
- bcoos-highlight-directory-traversal(42506) vdb-entry