Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auth.php in PHPNews 1.2.4 and possibly 1.2.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the path parameter.
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
- PHPNews 1.2.3/1.2.4 - 'auth.php' Remote File Inclusion EDB-25180 · webapps · Mar 1, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1013345 vdb-entry
- 12696 vdb-entry
- 20050303 PHP News <= 1.2.4 - Remote File Inclusion Exploit mailing-list
- 20050301 PHP News <= 1.2.4 - Remote File Inclusion (VXSfx) mailing-list
- 14449 third-party-advisory