Carlos Sanchez Valle MyNewsGroups 0.6b layersmenu.inc.php myng_root code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Carlos Sanchez Valle MyNewsGroups 0.6b. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php of the file layersmenu.inc.php. This manipulation of the argument myng_root causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-3966. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Carlos Sanchez Valle MyNewsGroups 0.6b and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php of the file layersmenu.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument myng_root with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in /lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php in the PHP Layers Menu 2.3.5 package for MyNewsGroups :) 0.6b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the myng_root parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/31/2006 by Philipp Niedziela (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bb-pcsecurity.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3966 since 08/01/2006. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Philipp Niedziela and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:layersmenu.inc.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 (28091), Exploit-DB (2096), SecurityFocus (BID 19258†), OSVDB (27666†) and Secunia (SA21263†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Philipp Niedziela
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bb-pcsecurity.de
Researcher: Philipp Niedziela
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31603
X-Force: 28091
SecurityFocus: 19258 - MyNewsGroups Layersmenu.INC.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 21263
OSVDB: 27666 - MyNewsGroups layersmenu.inc.php myng_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1016613 - MyNewsGroups Include File Flaw in 'myng_root' Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-3073

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/11/2024 05:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (55), 08/07/2017 12:59 (15), 07/11/2024 05:13 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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