Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the xoopsConfig[language] parameter to (1) blocks.php and (2) main.php in xoops_lib/modules/protector/.
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
- XOOPS 2.3.1 - Multiple Local File Inclusions EDB-7380 · webapps · Dec 8, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 50573 vdb-entry
- 32685 vdb-entry
- 33048 third-party-advisory
- 7380 exploit
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563
- 20081208 [DSECRG-08-040] Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities in Xoops 2.3.x mailing-list
- xoops-blocks-main-file-include(47153) vdb-entry
- http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540
- 50572 vdb-entry