Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2227. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory describes a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in PluXml 5.1.5, where the 'default_lang' POST parameter in /update/index.php is not properly sanitized, allowing directory traversal and inclusion of arbitrary local files. The PoC demonstrates exploiting this via URL-encoded NULL bytes to read /etc/passwd.
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.
Exploits (1)
This advisory describes a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in PluXml 5.1.5, where the 'default_lang' POST parameter in /update/index.php is not properly sanitized, allowing directory traversal and inclusion of arbitrary local files. The PoC demonstrates exploiting this via URL-encoded NULL bytes to read /etc/passwd.