Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in webEdition 6.0.0.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the WE_LANGUAGE 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
- webEdition 6.0.0.4 - 'WE_LANGUAGE' Local File Inclusion EDB-8328 · webapps · Mar 31, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 34323 vdb-entry
- 8328 exploit
- 20090331 webEdition 6.0.0.4 Local File Inclusion mailing-list
- webedition-index-file-include(49530) vdb-entry
- 34518 third-party-advisory