Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/header.php in PHP mcNews 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the skinfile parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
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
- PHP mcNews 1.3 - 'skinfile' Remote File Inclusion EDB-865 · webapps · Mar 7, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20070811 mcNews (skinfile) Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- mcnews-skinfile-file-include(19616) vdb-entry
- 20050307 PHP mcNews <= 1.3 arbitrary file inclusion (VXSfx) mailing-list
- 12776 vdb-entry
- 14528 third-party-advisory