Xpression News archives.php and news.php directory traversal
| xnews-archives-news-directory-traversal (32560) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Xpression News could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the archives.php and news.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the xnews_template parameter to view arbitrary files on the system and obtain sensitive information.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.3 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (archives.php), available from the Xpression News Web site. See References.
References:
- Xpression News Web site: Xpression News Patch.
- Xpression News Web site: Xpression News.
- BID-22609: Xpression News Xnews-Template Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-1040: Directory traversal vulnerability in archives.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter.
- CVE-2007-1042: Directory traversal vulnerability in news.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- SA24177: Xpression News "xnews-template" Directory Traversal
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0645: Xpression News xnews-template Parameter Handling File Disclosure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Hogsmeade-Village.com Xpression News 1.0.1
Reported:
Feb 18, 2007
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