Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) id parameter to comm.php and (2) var_filename parameter to viewrq.php.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- nweb2fax 0.2.7 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-5856 · webapps · Jun 18, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- nweb2fax <=0.2.7 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2008/CVE-2008-6668.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 5856 exploit
- nweb2fax-viewrq-directory-traversal(43173) vdb-entry
- 29804 vdb-entry
- nweb2fax-comm-file-include(43172) vdb-entry