Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpShowtime 2.0 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories and image files via a .. (dot dot) in the r parameter to index.php. 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.
Exploit-DB 1
- phpShowtime - Directory Traversal EDB-18435 · webapps · Jan 31, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- phpShowtime 2.0 - Directory Traversal http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-0981.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 47802 third-party-advisory
- 18435 exploit
- phpshowtime-index-directory-traversal(72824) vdb-entry