SAXON 4.6 news.php template file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in SAXON 4.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument template results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-2861. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SAXON 4.6. Affected is an unknown code block of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument template with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Accessible XHTML Online News (SAXON) 4.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the template parameter to (1) news.php, (2) preview.php, or (3) archive-display.php.

The weakness was disclosed 05/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xmors-seurity.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2861 since 05/24/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as functional. 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 (34429) and OSVDB (38354†). The entry VDB-86026 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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Status: Functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/20/2007 🔍
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05/24/2007 +4 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +161 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2688 days 🔍
09/03/2018 +1270 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xmors-seurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36972
X-Force: 34429 - Simple Accessible XHTML Online News (SAXON) template parameter file include
OSVDB: 38354 - SAXON preview.php template Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 09/03/2018 07:22
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (49), 09/03/2018 07:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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