Fscripts Fantastic News up to 2.1.3 news.php CONFIG[script_path] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Fscripts Fantastic News up to 2.1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file news.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument CONFIG[script_path] can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4285. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Fscripts Fantastic News up to 2.1.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument CONFIG[script_path] 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. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in news.php in Fantastic News 2.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[script_path] parameter. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.1.5 is also affected.

The weakness was released 08/22/2006 by SHiKaA (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4285 since 08/22/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28469), Exploit-DB (2221), SecurityFocus (BID 19613†) and Secunia (SA21571†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / 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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: SHiKaA
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31906
X-Force: 28469 - Fantastic News news.php file include
SecurityFocus: 19613 - Fantastic Scripts Fantastic News Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 21571 - Fantastic News "CONFIG[script_path]" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3336

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/14/2024 20:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (56), 09/23/2017 18:09 (8), 07/14/2024 20:17 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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