FarsiNews 3.0 Beta 1 inews Language path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in FarsiNews 3.0 Beta 1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component inews. Such manipulation of the argument Language leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-3602. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FarsiNews 3.0 Beta 1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component inews. The manipulation of the argument language with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php in FarsiNews 3.0 BETA 1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the language parameter in the advanced theme.

The weakness was presented 07/18/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3602 since 07/14/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27650), Exploit-DB (28200), SecurityFocus (BID 18925†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016464†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Suricata ID: 2003099
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07/10/2006 🔍
07/11/2006 +1 days 🔍
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07/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3159 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31328
X-Force: 27650 - FarsiNews tiny_mce_gzip.php file include
SecurityFocus: 18925 - Farsinews Tiny_mce_gzip.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1016464

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 10/20/2025 13:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (55), 07/31/2018 05:54 (7), 10/20/2025 13:06 (22)
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