Description
Fusion News 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to add user accounts, if the administrator is logged in, via a comment that contains an img bbcode tag that calls index.php with the signup action, which is executed when the administrator's browser loads the page with the img tag.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Fusionphp Fusion News 3.3/3.6 - Administrator Command Execution EDB-24341 · webapps · Jul 30, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040729 Fusion News Yet Another Unauthorized Account Addition Vulnerability mailing-list
- 10836 vdb-entry
- 1010829 vdb-entry
- fusion-news-add-account(16853) vdb-entry