Xpression News 1.0.1 news.php xnews-template path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xpression News 1.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file news.php. This manipulation of the argument xnews-template causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1042. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Xpression News 1.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument xnews-template with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in news.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was shared 02/19/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1042 since 02/21/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:news.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 (32560), OSVDB (33226†) and Secunia (SA24177†). The entry VDB-35117 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35119
X-Force: 32560
Secunia: 24177 - Xpression News "xnews-template" Directory Traversal, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33226 - Xpression News news.php xnews-template Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 10/08/2017 09:28
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (48), 10/08/2017 09:28 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:7A4:103

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