Unauthenticated PHP code execution via incomplete redirect
Published Aug 13, 2025 · Updated Jul 31, 2026
Code injection in Traq 2.0 through 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the administrative plugin interface. The authenticate() function in admincp/common.php redirects nonadministrators with header() but does not terminate execution, leaving plugins.php reachable to create a hook containing attacker-supplied PHP. Authentication is not required, and executing the created hook runs attacker-controlled code with the web application's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Traq 2.0 through 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the administrative plugin interface. The authenticate() function in admincp/common.php redirects nonadministrators with header() but does not terminate execution, leaving plugins.php reachable to create a hook containing attacker-supplied PHP. Authentication is not required, and executing the created hook runs attacker-controlled code with the web application's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2011-10013
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- Vendor
- Traq Project
- Product
- Traq
- Classifications
- CWE-306, CWE-94, CAPEC-137, CAPEC-242, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0 <=2.3
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Traq 2.3 Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution exploitfunctional · demonstrated
- Metasploit Traq admincp/common.php Remote Code Execution moduleweaponized · validated
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