Comdev News Publisher include.php path[docroot] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Comdev News Publisher and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file include.php. The manipulation of the argument path[docroot] results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5101. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Comdev News Publisher (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the file include.php. The manipulation of the argument path[docroot] with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/27/2006 by rUnViRuS as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5101. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:include.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 (29220), SecurityFocus (BID 20566†), OSVDB (29302†) and Secunia (SA22168†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32569, VDB-32893, VDB-32892 and VDB-32891. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/27/2006 🔍
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09/28/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/02/2006 +3 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3506 days 🔍
04/23/2026 +3637 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: rUnViRuS
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84690
X-Force: 29220 - Multiple Comdev modules path[docroot] file include
SecurityFocus: 20566
Secunia: 22168
OSVDB: 29302 - Comdev News Publisher include.php path[docroot] Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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

Created: 05/08/2016 20:03
Updated: 04/23/2026 08:32
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:03 (49), 06/07/2017 14:51 (2), 08/05/2022 06:00 (2), 08/05/2022 06:10 (7), 04/23/2026 08:32 (15)
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