Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in nucleus/plugins/NP_Twitter.php in the NP_Twitter Plugin 0.8 and 0.9 for Nucleus, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the DIR_PLUGINS parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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
- Nucleus Plugin Twitter - Remote File Inclusion EDB-12790 · webapps · May 29, 2010
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12790/
- 40453 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1284 vdb-entry
- 65007 vdb-entry
- 39997 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/nucleustwitter-rfi.txt