ACGV News PathNews file include

acgvnews-pathnews-file-include (28763) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

ACGV News could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the article.php, header.php, or news.php script using the 'PathNews' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.

Platforms Affected:

  • ACGV, ACGV News 0.9.1 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • ACGV Web site, Bienvenue sur ACGV at http://www.acgv.fr.st/. (Web site is in French)
  • BID-19863: ACGV News Article.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • BID-19882: ACGV News PathNews Parameter Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-4637: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ACGV News 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the PathNews parameter in (1) header.php or (2) news.php. NOTE: portions of these details are obtained from third party information.
  • CVE-2006-4638: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in article.php in ACGV News 0.9.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the PathNews parameter.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3475: ACGV News PathNews Variable Handling Multiple PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • OSVDB ID: 28555: ACGV News article.php PathNews Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • SA21765: ACGV News "PathNews" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016816: ACGV News Include File Flaw in `PathNews` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Reported:

Sep 05, 2006

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