Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.php in mcNews 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the l parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0720.
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
- McNews 1.x - 'install.php' Arbitrary File Inclusion EDB-25232 · webapps · Mar 17, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- mcnews-install-file-include(19726) vdb-entry
- 20060906 mcNews v1.3 - Remote File Include mailing-list
- 14528 third-party-advisory
- 12835 vdb-entry
- 20050317 PHP mcNews arbitrary file inclusion mailing-list