Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.1 news.php page sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file news.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument page results in sql injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0972. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.1. This affects an unknown code block of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument page with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in news.php in Tony Baird Fantastic News 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter. NOTE: the category vector is already covered by CVE-2005-3846.

The weakness was released 03/03/2006 by SAUDI as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0972 since 03/03/2006. 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 T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:news.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 (24943), Exploit-DB (27321) and SecurityFocus (BID 16842†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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

02/27/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3296 days 🔍
10/20/2025 +3875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: SAUDI
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28971
X-Force: 24943 - Fantastic News news.php SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 16842 - Fantastic Scripts Fantastic News SQL Injection Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 10/20/2025 13:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (49), 09/09/2017 05:43 (7), 10/20/2025 13:06 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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