TR Newsportal poll.php file include

trnewsportal-poll-file-include (26439) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Tranx, TR Newsportal 0.36tr1

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of TR Newsportal (0.37 or later), available from the TR Newsportal Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • TR Newsportal Web site, TR Newsportal at http://www.newsportal.one.pl/.
  • 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.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1838: NewsPortal Remote PHP File Inclusion and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • 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

Reported:

May 15, 2006

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