FarsiNews show_archives.php file include
| farsinews-showarchives-file-include (24598) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FarsiNews could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the show_archives.php script using the template parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from the local system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- FarsiNews, FarsiNews 2.5 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the current version of FarsiNews (version 2.5.3 or later) available from the FarsiNews Download page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- FarsiNews Web site, FarsiNews at http://www.farsinewsteam.com. (This site is in Persian.)
- FarsiNews Web site, FarsiNews Download page at http://www.farsinewsteam.com/download,10101111100011100001100100.11000001000110001100100111. (This site is in Persian.)
- Hamid Network Security Team, FarsiNews 2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://www.hamid.ir/security/farsinews2-5.txt. (Original advisory.)
- BID-16580: FarsiNews Directory Traversal and Local File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0660: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FarsiNews 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files or trigger an error message path disclosure via .. or invalid names in the archive parameter to index.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via the template parameter to show_archives.php.
- OSVDB ID: 23020: FarsiNews index.php Malformed archive Variable Path Disclosure
- OSVDB ID: 23021: FarsiNews index.php archive Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access
- OSVDB ID: 23022: FarsiNews show_archives.php template Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access
- SA18768: FarsiNews Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0506: FarsiNews archive and template Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 10, 2006
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