MyNewsGroups :) myng_root parameter file include
| mynewsgroups-myngroot-file-include (28091) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MyNewsGroups :) could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php script using the myng_root parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- MyNewsGroups :) Web site: MyNewsGroups :).
- BID-19258: MyNewsGroups Layersmenu.INC.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3966: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in /lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php in the PHP Layers Menu 2.3.5 package for MyNewsGroups :) 0.6b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the myng_root parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 27666: MyNewsGroups layersmenu.inc.php myng_root Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA21263: MyNewsGroups :) "myng_root" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016613: MyNewsGroups Include File Flaw in `myng_root` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3073: MyNewsGroups myng_root Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- MyNewsGroups MyNewsGroups 0.6b and prior
Reported:
Jul 31, 2006
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