Baumedia Newswriter 1.40/1.41/1.42 editfunc.inc.php NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] file inclusion

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A vulnerability was found in Baumedia Newswriter 1.40/1.41/1.42. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file editfunc.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/editfunc.inc.php in Sebastian Baumann and Philipp Wolfer Newswriter SW 1.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] parameter.

The weakness was published 09/27/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5102 since 10/02/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Silahsiz Kuvvetler and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:editfunc.inc.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 databases at X-Force (29200), Exploit-DB (2439), SecurityFocus (BID 20237†) and OSVDB (37965†).

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Silahsiz Kuvvetler
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10/03/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5102 (🔍)
X-Force: 29200
SecurityFocus: 20237 - Newswriter Editfunc.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 37965 - Newswriter editfunc.inc.php NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-3816

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM
Updated: 07/25/2024 06:04 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM (47), 08/08/2017 08:47 AM (16), 07/25/2024 06:04 AM (17)
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