Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.4 headlines.php CONFIG[script_path] code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.4. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file headlines.php. Such manipulation of the argument CONFIG[script_path] leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4671. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fscripts Fantastic News 2.1.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file headlines.php. The manipulation of the argument CONFIG[script_path] with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in headlines.php in Fantastic News 2.1.4, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[script_path] parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-1154.

The weakness was disclosed 09/11/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4671 since 09/11/2006. 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 T1059.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. By approaching the search of inurl:headlines.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31121), Exploit-DB (3027), SecurityFocus (BID 21796†) and Secunia (SA21807†). The entry VDB-29144 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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09/08/2006 🔍
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12/27/2006 +107 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2997 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32192
X-Force: 31121 - Fantastic News CONFIG[script_path] file include
SecurityFocus: 21796 - Fantastic News Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21807 - Fantastic News SQL Injection and File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3513

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 08/14/2024 06:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (58), 09/24/2017 10:27 (6), 08/14/2024 06:06 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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