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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5728

CVE-2008-5728

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/.

Affected products

8
  • Netcat/Netcat8 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.12
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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