CVE-2008-5728

Medium

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/.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.1
Exploit probability—
ProductNetcat
PublishedDec 26, 2008
First seenDec 26, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netcat netcatv ≤ 3.12, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.0—

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