BLNews objects.inc.php4 PHP file include
| blnews-objectsinc-file-include (12079) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BLNews could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the objects.inc.php4 script that specifies the tools.inc.php4 or cmd.php4 script from a remote system as a parameter, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Florian Sperber, BLNews 2.1.3
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BLNews Web site, BLNews Projekt at http://www.blnews.de/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 24 2003 - 06:27:54 CDT , PHP source code injection in BLNews at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0264.html.
- BID-7677: BLNews Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0394: objects.inc.php4 in BLNews 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a Server[path] parameter that points to malicious code on an attacker-controlled web site.
Reported:
May 24, 2003
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