Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1512. PoCs published by bd0rk.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in phpBB Module XS 2.3.1 by manipulating the 'phpEx' parameter to include arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd). It uses Perl with LWP to send an HTTP request and checks for vulnerability by verifying the presence of 'root' in the response.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_xs.php in eXtreme Styles module (XS-Mod) 2.3.1 and 2.4.0 for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in phpBB Module XS 2.3.1 by manipulating the 'phpEx' parameter to include arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd). It uses Perl with LWP to send an HTTP request and checks for vulnerability by verifying the presence of 'root' in the response.