Knusperleicht newsReporter 1.0/1.1 index.php news_include_path file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Knusperleicht newsReporter 1.0/1.1. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument news_include_path causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-3988. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Knusperleicht newsReporter 1.0/1.1 (Reporting Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument news_include_path 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 index.php in Knusperleicht newsReporter 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the news_include_path parameter.

The weakness was published 08/04/2006 by Kurdish Security (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3988 since 08/04/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Kurdish Security 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (28095), Exploit-DB (2101), SecurityFocus (BID 19275†) and Secunia (SA21312†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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
Author: Kurdish Security
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Kurdish Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31645
X-Force: 28095 - newsReporter index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 19275 - Knusperleicht NewsReporter News_include_path Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 21312 - Knusperleicht newsReporter "news_include_path" File Inclusion, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3092

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/11/2024 09:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (63), 08/01/2018 09:39 (6), 07/11/2024 09:52 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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