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mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file

Published May 22, 2006

Description

mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 22, 2006
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a