Pnews Systems pNews 1.1.0 nbs file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pnews Systems pNews 1.1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument nbs leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-5022. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pnews Systems pNews 1.1.0. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument nbs with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/global.php in Joshua Wilson pNews System 1.1.0 (aka PowerNews) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the nbs parameter.

The weakness was presented 09/27/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5022 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

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

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 (29080), Exploit-DB (2407) and SecurityFocus (BID 20140†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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
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Timelineinfo

09/21/2006 🔍
09/27/2006 +6 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3088 days 🔍
04/09/2025 +3681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32483
X-Force: 29080 - pNews global.php file include
SecurityFocus: 20140 - PNews Global.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/09/2025 10:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (47), 08/05/2018 06:22 (10), 07/22/2024 07:37 (22), 04/09/2025 10:41 (2)
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