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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Stefan Ernst Newsscript 0.5. This affects an unknown functionality of the file article.php. The manipulation of the argument pwfile
with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) ide parameter in (a) article.php; or the (2) pwfile parameter in (b) delete.php, (c) modify.php, (d) admin.php, or (e) modify_go.php.
The weakness was disclosed 09/11/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4666 since 09/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:article.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (28892). The entries 32270, 32269 and 32268 are pretty similar.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
Timeline
09/07/2006 🔍09/08/2006 🔍
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09/11/2006 🔍
09/12/2006 🔍
09/12/2006 🔍
03/12/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-4666 (🔍)
X-Force: 28892 - Stefan E. Newsscript article.php file include
SecurityTracker: 1016813
SecurityFocus: 19886 - WMNews Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21826 - Stefan E. Newsscript Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28813 - Stefan Ernst Newsscript (WM-News) article.php ide Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-3558
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 08/03/2018 06:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (61), 08/03/2018 06:41 (8)
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