EasyNews login.php file include
| easynews-login-file-include (41589) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
EasyNews could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing an appended NULL byte (%00) to the login.php script using the lang parameter to specify a malicious file from the local system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
Platforms Affected:
- MyioSoft, EasyNews 4.0tr
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MyioSoft Web site, EasyNews Software at http://myiosoft.com/?1.10.0.0.
- BID-28542: EasyNews Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1651: Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/login.php in EasyNews 4.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
- SA29624: EasyNews Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 01, 2008
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