RSSonate xml2rss.php PROJECT_ROOT privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in RSSonate and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file xml2rss.php. This manipulation of the argument PROJECT_ROOT causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-5518. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RSSonate (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file xml2rss.php. The manipulation of the argument PROJECT_ROOT with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2006 by Kw3rLN. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5518. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Kw3[R]Ln and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. By approaching the search of inurl:xml2rss.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 (29703), Exploit-DB (2605), SecurityFocus (BID 20654†), OSVDB (29938†) and Secunia (SA22496†). The entries VDB-32956, VDB-84785 and VDB-84786 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: Kw3[R]Ln
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Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Kw3rLN
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5518 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84787
X-Force: 29703 - RSSonate PROJECT_ROOT file include
SecurityFocus: 20654 - RSSonate Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22496 - RSSonate "PROJECT_ROOT" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 29938 - RSSonate xml2rss.php PROJECT_ROOT Parameter Remote File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 20:06
Updated: 04/25/2026 12:53
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:06 (48), 06/07/2017 14:52 (9), 08/05/2022 18:46 (2), 08/05/2022 18:54 (8), 07/31/2024 01:26 (16), 04/25/2026 12:53 (1)
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