Description
Dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in lists/admin.php in phpList 2.10.8 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the _SERVER[ConfigFile] parameter to admin/index.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.
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
- phpList 2.10.8 - Local File Inclusion EDB-7778 · webapps · Jan 14, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- phplist-indexphp-file-include(47945) vdb-entry
- 33533 third-party-advisory
- http://www.bugreport.ir/index_60.htm
- 20090114 phpList <= 2.10.8 Local File inclusion mailing-list
- 7778 exploit