PHP News Reader up to 2.6.4 CFG[auth_phpbb_path] file inclusion
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A vulnerability was found in PHP News Reader up to 2.6.4 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component News Reader. The manipulation of the argument CFG[auth_phpbb_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. The summary by CVE is:
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auth/phpbb.inc.php in Shen Cheng-Da PHP News Reader (aka pnews) 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CFG[auth_phpbb_path] parameter.
The weakness was released 10/13/2006 by Ashiyane Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5284 since 10/13/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
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 (29481).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: File inclusionCWE: CWE-73
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
10/12/2006 🔍10/12/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Ashiyane Corporation
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-5284 (🔍)
X-Force: 29481
SecurityFocus: 20480 - PHP News Reader Phpbb.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22354 - PHP News Reader "CFG[auth_phpbb_path]" File Inclusion, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4011
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 09/28/2017 09:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (53), 09/28/2017 09:14 (8)
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