Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in CMScout 2.05, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the bit parameter, as demonstrated by an upload to avatar/ of a .jpg file containing PHP sequences.
Public exploits
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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
- CMScout 2.05 - 'bit' Local File Inclusion EDB-6142 · webapps · Jul 27, 2008 · verified
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References
- 31243 third-party-advisory
- http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=29
- 4093 third-party-advisory
- cmscout-common-file-include(44017) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2218 vdb-entry
- 30385 vdb-entry
- 6142 exploit