Gregory Kokanosky phpMyNewsletter 0.6.10 customize.php l privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Gregory Kokanosky phpMyNewsletter 0.6.10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file customize.php. The manipulation of the argument l leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1887. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gregory Kokanosky phpMyNewsletter 0.6.10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file customize.php. The manipulation of the argument l with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in customize.php for phpMyNewsletter 0.6.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the l parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Frog Man (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1887 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:customize.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10875 (phpMyNewsLetter Remote File Include Vulnerability).

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 (10288), Exploit-DB (3658), SecurityFocus (BID 5886†), Secunia (SA7220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4688†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/03/2002 🔍
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10/04/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +88 days 🔍
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07/06/2004 +553 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +358 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Frog Man
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19529
X-Force: 10288
SecurityFocus: 5886 - phpMyNewsLetter Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 7220 - phpMyNewsletter, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 4688 - phpMyNewsletter 0.6.10 Allows to Include Malicious PHP Files and Execute Commands, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:41
Updated: 09/01/2025 01:50
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:41 (56), 05/22/2019 20:18 (7), 01/25/2025 13:56 (27), 09/01/2025 01:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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