Description
JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows local users to create or overwrite any file via a symlink attack on an arbitrary file in a certain temporary directory, related to a request for this temporary file in the PATH_INFO to the CMD_DB script during a backup action.
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
- DirectAdmin 1.33.3 - '/CMD_DB' Backup Action Insecure Temporary File Creation EDB-32947 · local · Apr 22, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20090422 DirectAdmin < 1.33.4 Local file overwrite & Local root escalation mailing-list
- 54014 vdb-entry
- 34861 third-party-advisory
- http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968