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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-5860 EUVD-2008-5830GHSA-7rg8-6m5r-jc3p

Directory traversal vulnerability in backend/template.php in Constructr CMS 3.02.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_…

Published Jan 6, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in backend/template.php in Constructr CMS 3.02.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to create or read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the edit_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

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

References

  • 33250 third-party-advisory
  • 4868 third-party-advisory
  • 7529 exploit