Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in CMScout 2.06, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bit parameter to (1) admin.php and (2) index.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3415.
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
- CMScout 2.06 - SQL Injection / Local File Inclusion EDB-7625 · webapps · Dec 30, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 7625 exploit
- cmscout-admin-index-file-include(47660) vdb-entry
- http://www.cmscout.co.za/index.php?page=news&id=30
- 51120 vdb-entry
- 33068 vdb-entry
- 33375 third-party-advisory
- 51119 vdb-entry