phpns shownews.php SQL injection
| phpns-shownews-sql-injection (36315) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpns is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the shownews.php script using the id parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Alec Henriksen, phpns 1.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpns (2.1.1 Alpha 1 or later), available from the phpns Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- 14house Blog, Wednesday, August 29, 2007, PHPNS SQL Injection at http://14house.blogspot.com/2007/08/phpns-sql-injection.html.
- phpns Web site, phpns : PHP News System at http://phpns.com/.
- BID-25479: phpns Shownews.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4628: SQL injection vulnerability in shownews.php in phpns 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3038: phpns id Parameter Processing Remote SQL Query Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 29, 2007
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