Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang 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
- PluXml 5.1.5 - Local File Inclusion EDB-18828 · webapps · May 3, 2012
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 53348 vdb-entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23086
- 18828 exploit
- 20120502 Local File Inclusion in PluXml mailing-list
- pluxml-index-file-include(75330) vdb-entry
- 49026 third-party-advisory
- 81638 vdb-entry
- http://www.pluxml.org/article59/sortie-de-pluxml-5-1-6
- http://telechargements.pluxml.org/changelog