CVE-2008-6251 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in phpFan via a malicious URL in the includepath parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6251?
CVE-2008-6251 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/init.php in phpFan 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the includepath parameter.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scripts Phpfan.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-6251 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6251 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w2x-776f-rw3j.