CVE-2008-5728

AIST NetCat <= 3.12 - Remote File Inclusion via Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5728. PoCs published by s4avrd0w.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing multiple vulnerabilities in NetCat CMS <= 3.12, including file inclusion, SQL injection, XSS, HTTP response splitting, and CRLF injection. It provides specific examples of vulnerable endpoints and required PHP configurations.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the system parameter in modules/netshop/post.php; and the INCLUDE_FOLDER parameter in (2) auth.inc.php, (3) banner.inc.php, (4) blog.inc.php, and (5) forum.inc.php in modules/.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by s4avrd0w · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560

This is a technical writeup detailing multiple vulnerabilities in NetCat CMS <= 3.12, including file inclusion, SQL injection, XSS, HTTP response splitting, and CRLF injection. It provides specific examples of vulnerable endpoints and required PHP configurations.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: NetCat CMS <= 3.12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: PHP register_globals=On · PHP magic_quotes_gpc=Off
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47576
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992

Scores

EPSS 0.0200
EPSS Percentile 78.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (8)
netcat/netcat 1.1
netcat/netcat 2.0
netcat/netcat 2.1
netcat/netcat 2.2
netcat/netcat 2.3
netcat/netcat 2.4
netcat/netcat 3.0
netcat/netcat < 3.12
Published Dec 26, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026