HighPublic exploit

PHP Remote File Inclusion in AutoLinks Pro 2.1

IdentifiersCVE-2005-2782CWE-98

AutoLinks Pro 2.1 contains a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability caused by incomplete protocol denylisting of a user-controlled include-path parameter. The application blocks HTTP and HTTPS URL schemes but does not reject FTP URLs, allowing an attacker to bypass the filter and cause PHP to retrieve and execute attacker-controlled PHP code from a remote FTP resource.

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Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows remote execution of arbitrary PHP code in the security context of the affected web application or its PHP runtime. This can enable compromise of application data, modification of server-side content, and potentially further host compromise subject to the runtime account's privileges.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Replace denylist-only URL filtering with allowlist-based validation. Do not permit externally supplied URL schemes or remote locations in PHP include or require operations; constrain include targets to trusted local files and canonicalized application-controlled directories. Treat blocked-protocol detections as monitoring signals rather than the primary security control.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Replace the incomplete scheme denylist with strict allowlist validation for the path parameter. Where dynamic inclusion is necessary, permit only expected local resources selected from a fixed application-controlled directory or a predefined mapping; reject all URI schemes, network locations, traversal sequences, and other non-local path forms. Apply an available vendor update if one exists.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

No valid public exploits. Mallory filtered out 1 candidate as fakes, detection scripts, or README-only repos.

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

AutolinksAutolinksapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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cwe mitreNews

Jan 3, 2019

CWE - CWE-1023: Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors (4.20)

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in a web application caused by incomplete comparison/filtering that blocks http and https URLs but not ftp.

cwe mitreNews

Sep 9, 2008

CWE - CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (4.20)

A web application URL filter omits the FTP scheme, permitting PHP remote file inclusion.

cwe mitreNews

Sep 9, 2008

CWE - CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (4.20)

A web application incomplete URL-scheme denylist permits PHP remote file inclusion through FTP URLs.

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