Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0289. PoCs published by Wkit Security.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Joe text editor where a malicious .joerc file in a world-writable directory can execute arbitrary commands when the editor is launched. The PoC demonstrates a key binding that creates a SUID shell in /tmp, allowing privilege escalation.
Description
Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Joe text editor where a malicious .joerc file in a world-writable directory can execute arbitrary commands when the editor is launched. The PoC demonstrates a key binding that creates a SUID shell in /tmp, allowing privilege escalation.