CVE-2003-1550

XOOPS < 2.0 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Invalid xoopsOption Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1550. PoCs published by gregory Le Bras.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes an information disclosure vulnerability in XOOPS 2.0, where server error messages may expose path information and other sensitive data. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker can trigger this behavior by manipulating the 'xoopsOption' parameter.

Description

XOOPS 2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid xoopsOption parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by gregory Le Bras · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22389

The provided text describes an information disclosure vulnerability in XOOPS 2.0, where server error messages may expose path information and other sensitive data. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker can trigger this behavior by manipulating the 'xoopsOption' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: XOOPS 2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target XOOPS application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7149
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104820295115420&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887510828106&w=2
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/8353
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11587

Scores

EPSS 0.0289
EPSS Percentile 85.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
xoops/xoops < 2.0
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026