Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Smeego 1.0, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang cookie.
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
- Smeego 1.0 - 'Cookie lang' Local File Inclusion EDB-5640 · webapps · May 17, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- smeego-index-file-include(42498) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1563 vdb-entry
- 20080517 Smeego CMS vulnerability mailing-list
- 29264 vdb-entry
- 5640 exploit
- 30138 third-party-advisory