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.
*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:
Refer to the Newswriter SW Web site for patch information. See References.
References:
- Baumedia Websolutions: Newswriter.
- 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.
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3816: Newswriter NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- baumedia Newswriter SW 1.42 and prior
Reported:
Sep 27, 2006
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