PHPNews change_action.php file include
| phpnews-changeaction-file-include (35835) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPNews could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the change_action.php script using the format_menue 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:
- SourceForge, PHPNews 0.93
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, Project: PHPNews: File List at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66322.
- BID-25223: CreAr.de PHPNews Change_Action.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4232: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/inc/change_action.php in Andreas Robertz PHPNews 0.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the format_menue parameter.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2810: CreAr PHPNews format_menue Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 07, 2007
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