Newswriter SW editfunc.inc.php file include
| newswritersw-editfunc-file-include (29200) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Newswriter SW could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the editfunc.inc.php script using the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] 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:
- baumedia, Newswriter SW 1.42 and prior
Remedy:
Refer to the Newswriter SW Web site for patch information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Baumedia Websolutions, Newswriter at http://www.faqboard.info/index.php?topic=996.msg5560#msg5560.
- BID-20237: Newswriter Editfunc.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5102: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/editfunc.inc.php in Sebastian Baumann and Philipp Wolfer Newswriter SW 1.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] parameter.
- CVE-2006-5180: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/main.inc.php in Sebastian Baumann and Philipp Wolfer Newswriter SW 1.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-5102.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3816: Newswriter NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 27, 2006
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