The Rusted Gate TRG News 3.0 article.php dir file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in The Rusted Gate TRG News 3.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file article.php. This manipulation of the argument dir causes file inclusion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0860. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in The Rusted Gate TRG News 3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file article.php. The manipulation of the argument dir 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. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in TRG News Script 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the dir parameter to (1) article.php, (2) authorall.php, (3) comment.php, (4) display.php, or (5) displayall.php.

The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0860 since 03/25/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:article.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 Exploit-DB (25243), SecurityFocus (BID 12855†), Secunia (SA14669†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013487†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2005 🔍
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03/22/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +38 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
12/23/2025 +3941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24679
SecurityFocus: 12855 - TRG News Script Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 14669 - TRG News Script "dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1013487 - TRG News Script Include File Hole Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 12/23/2025 05:49
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (53), 07/22/2017 10:20 (6), 12/23/2025 05:49 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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