mcNews 1.3 admin/header.php skinfile code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in mcNews 1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin/header.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument skinfile results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0720. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mcNews 1.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the file admin/header.php. The manipulation of the argument skinfile with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/header.php in PHP mcNews 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the skinfile parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

The weakness was presented 03/07/2005 by Filip Groszynski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0720 since 03/12/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Filip Groszynski and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/header.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 (19616), Exploit-DB (865), SecurityFocus (BID 12776†), OSVDB (14601†) and Secunia (SA14528†). See VDB-24624 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Filip Groszynski
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Filip Groszynski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0720 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0720
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24063
X-Force: 19616 - mcNews skinfile parameter PHP file include
SecurityFocus: 12776 - mcNews Header.PHP Arbitrary File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 14528 - mcNews Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 14601 - mcNews /admin/header.php skinfile Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 09/21/2025 23:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (56), 07/06/2018 08:27 (13), 09/21/2025 23:19 (16)
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