Visualshapers ezContents module.php Link file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Visualshapers ezContents. Impacted is an unknown function of the file module.php. The manipulation of the argument Link leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0070. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Visualshapers ezContents (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file module.php. The manipulation of the argument link 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 module.php for ezContents allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the link parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2004 by Zero X (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0070. 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.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:module.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12021 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12001 (VisualShapers ezContents Module.PHP Remote Command Execution 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 (14199), Exploit-DB (23537), Tenable (12021), SecurityFocus (BID 9396†) and OSVDB (6878†). The entry VDB-21557 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 12021

OpenVAS ID: 12021
OpenVAS Name: Remote Code Execution in ezContents
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01/01/2004 🔍
01/10/2004 +9 days 🔍
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01/13/2004 +3 days 🔍
01/19/2004 +6 days 🔍
02/17/2004 +29 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +51 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3841 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Zero X
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21587
X-Force: 14199
SecurityFocus: 9396 - VisualShapers EZContents Module.PHP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 10604 - ezContents "link" Parameter Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 6878 - ezContents module.php Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 3487 - ezContents Website Content Management System Allows Code Execution, High

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

Created: 10/15/2014 14:26
Updated: 07/13/2025 19:04
Changes: 10/15/2014 14:26 (71), 05/19/2019 12:38 (2), 06/21/2025 16:29 (23), 07/13/2025 19:04 (3)
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