TR Newsportal poll.php file include
| trnewsportal-poll-file-include (26439) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TR Newsportal could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the poll.php script using the 'file_newsportal' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of TR Newsportal (0.37 or later), available from the TR Newsportal Web site. See References.
References:
- TR Newsportal Web site: TR Newsportal.
- BID-18000: NewsPortal Remote PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2557: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in extras/poll/poll.php in Florian Amrhein NewsPortal before 0.37, and TR Newsportal (TRanx rebuilded), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the file_newsportal parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 25531: TR Newsportal poll.php file_newsportal Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 25577: Florian Amrhein NewsPortal poll.php Remote File Inclusion
- SA20119: TR Newsportal "file_newsportal" Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SA20128: NewsPortal Cross-Site Scripting and File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1838: NewsPortal Remote PHP File Inclusion and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Tranx TR Newsportal 0.36tr1
Reported:
May 15, 2006
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