HotNews up to 0.7.2 hotnews-engine.inc.php3 config[incdir] file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HotNews up to 0.7.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file hotnews-engine.inc.php3. Executing a manipulation of the argument config[incdir] can lead to file inclusion. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1796. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HotNews up to 0.7.2. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file hotnews-engine.inc.php3. The manipulation of the argument config[incdir] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2004. The weakness was released 01/03/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1796 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11979 (HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11482 (HotNews Multiple PHP File Include Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14140), Exploit-DB (12160), Tenable (11979), SecurityFocus (BID 9357†) and OSVDB (3332†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81910 and VDB-89193. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 11979
Nessus Name: HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22906
X-Force: 14140
SecurityFocus: 9357 - HotNews Multiple PHP File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10551 - HotNews Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 3332 - HotNews hotnews-engine.inc.php3 config[header] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1008608
Vulnerability Center: 10412 - HotNews PHP Injection via hotnews-engine.inc.php3 \x26 hnmain.inc.php3, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:07
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (65), 06/14/2019 12:43 (15), 03/15/2025 01:39 (20), 07/06/2025 14:07 (2)
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