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CVE-2009-2081

Directory traversal vulnerability in help.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary f…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

Directory traversal vulnerability in help.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PhpwebthingsPhpwebthings
through 1.5.2
Versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.2b, 0.3, 0.4

Weakness classification

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