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A vulnerability was found in Stefan Ernst Newsscript 0.5 Beta and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file add_go.php. The manipulation of the argument var with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Stored). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in add_go.php in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) description, (2) issue, (3) title, (4) var, (5) name, (6) keywords, and (7) note parameters, which are stored in an article file. NOTE: the original source of this vulnerability is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information and CVE post-disclosure analysis.

The weakness was published 09/11/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4768 since 09/13/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:add_go.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 (28900). Similar entries are available at 32269, 32268 and 32187.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Stefan Ernst

Name

• Newsscript

Version

• 0.5 Beta

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Privileges management / Stored
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4768 (🔍)
X-Force: 28900 - Stefan E. Newsscript add_go.php shell command execution
SecurityFocus: 84155 - Newsscript CVE-2006-4768 Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21826 - Stefan E. Newsscript Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28814 - Stefan Ernst Newsscript (WM-News) add_go.php var Variable File Overwrite Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2006-3558

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 08/04/2018 09:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (54), 08/04/2018 09:34 (10)
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