HotNews up to 0.7.2 file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HotNews up to 0.7.2. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in file inclusion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1796. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HotNews up to 0.7.2. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in HotNews 0.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) config[header] parameter to hotnews-engine.inc.php3 or (2) config[incdir] parameter to hnmain.inc.php3.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2004. The weakness was presented 01/01/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1796 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11979 (HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11482 (HotNews Multiple PHP File Include Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14140), Exploit-DB (12160), Tenable (11979), SecurityFocus (BID 9357†) and OSVDB (3332†). See VDB-22906 and VDB-81910 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11979
Nessus Name: HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89193
X-Force: 14140
SecurityFocus: 9357 - HotNews Multiple PHP File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10551 - HotNews Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 3332 - HotNews hotnews-engine.inc.php3 config[header] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1008608
Vulnerability Center: 3401 - HostNews PHP Scripts Files Include, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/13/2016 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:07
Changes: 07/13/2016 23:39 (65), 02/24/2019 10:14 (13), 03/15/2025 14:16 (27), 07/06/2025 14:07 (2)
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