FKIE_CVE-2008-5728

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-26 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:00
Severity
Summary
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/.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47576
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47576
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netcat netcat *
netcat netcat 1.1
netcat netcat 2.0
netcat netcat 2.1
netcat netcat 2.2
netcat netcat 2.3
netcat netcat 2.4
netcat netcat 3.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:00:53.443",
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